How fast can you allocate a large block of memory in C++?

Re:How fast can you allocate a large block of memory in C++? by ncmncm on Thursday January 16, 2020 @12:11AM (#22061844)

C++ makes no pretense of ever planning to be "done". "Done" is another word for dead. Even COBOL is still evolving.

Failing to keep up with evolving languages is called stagnation. Everyone is free to stagnate, but I do not advise it.

You use the subset of the language supported by the compiler you have. Code using newer features is better because the new features were added for sound engineering reasons, not just to be different.

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Re:How fast can you allocate a large block of memory in C++? by lmm on Thursday January 16, 2020 @02:27AM (#22062340)

It's the opposite of sound engineering. Every version of C++ contains a new feature that does 11% of the proper solution because the feature in the last version only did 9% of the proper solution. Despite all that churn the language is still as far behind ML as ever.

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Re:How fast can you allocate a large block of memory in C++? by ncmncm on Thursday January 16, 2020 @05:26AM (#22063242)

I see that you have not been keeping up.

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Re:How fast can you allocate a large block of memory in C++? by throwaway17_17 on Thursday January 16, 2020 @09:23AM (#22064746)

What has the parent comment not keeping up with? Was it a reference to the ‘11%’ or to C++ being ‘behind ML’? Just curious to see what your objection was.

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Re:How fast can you allocate a large block of memory in C++? by ncmncm on Thursday January 16, 2020 @09:34AM (#22064847)

11%

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