Mike Stump <mikest...@comcast.net> writes: >> Constructors are allowed, but PODs are often passed more efficiently. >> That property seemed particularly important for double_int. > > Show us the difference in timing. Show us the generated code. I > can't imagine that it could ever matter.
I'm also curious about that statement... PODs don't really seem to offer much advantage with modern compilers, except in a few very specific cases (of which this doesn't seem to be one), e.g. in unions. -miles -- values of β will give rise to dom!
