On 2010-05-20 06:34:42 -0400, Steven Schveighoffer <schvei...@yahoo.com> said:
I understand these points, but I'm already using interfaces to copy data between containers. I don't have to, I could have used generic code, but this way, only one function is instantiated to copy data from all the other containers. The problem with using generic code is that the compiler will needlessly duplicate functions that are identical.
One question. Have you calculated the speed difference between using an interface and using generic code? Surely going through all those virtual calls slows things down a lot.
I do like interfaces in principle, but I fear it'll make things much slower when people implement things in term of interfaces. That's why I'm not sure it's a good idea to offer container interfaces in the standard library.
-- Michel Fortin michel.for...@michelf.com http://michelf.com/
