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by funkychicken 489 days ago
You mentioned that std::unique_ptr had a runtime cost (versus a raw pointer). I had always assumed the compiler would optimize any of that away (if you have the default deleter). Could you explain what you meant?
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I assume this is the example presented here: https://youtu.be/rHIkrotSwcc?t=1050
Oh thanks! That’s really depressing though, I feel like my whole world view has been shattered lmao