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Re: cout vs printf speed (was: Should I learn C or C++ first?)

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From: Matthew Kennel
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 1995 18:44
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Eric Gunnerson (ericgu@microsoft.com) wrote:


: The third point is that with new, you can define your own allocators on a per-class basis, so 
: that you can optimized your memory allocation scheme (can you say cache?) without modifying the 
: code that uses a class. 

But why does it have to be the special-gets-memory-from-the-OS new
that is allowed be redefined?    If everybody were to call say
"create" instead, then you could put in caching in normal user-code?

I.e. I don't understand the motivation for allowing tweaking with "new"
when you could do it with normal routines, it seems like needless complexity.

: -- 
: The opinions expressed in this message are my own personal views 
: and do not reflect the official views of Microsoft Corporation.
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From: mbk@caffeine.engr.utk.edu (Matthew Kennel)
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Subject: Re: cout vs printf speed (was: Should I learn C or C++ first?)
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Date: 6 Sep 1995 18:44:48 GMT
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