Re: [boost] If boost::fusion is the hammer, then what's the nail?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-12-14 23:31:22

"Gennadiy Rozental" <gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden]> writes:

> This is not clear cut. I do not see in theory why any boost::variant based 
> algorithm couldn't be optimized to almost the same code (module type 
> switching). On the other hand excessive usage of tuples will cause 
> appropriate code bloat, eventually leading to code slow down.

Not clear cut at all.  When operating on a sequence where all the
types are different, the version with variant will be both slower and
larger.

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