Re: [boost] Final benchmark graphs for Colony vs std:: containers now available

Subject: Re: [boost] Final benchmark graphs for Colony vs std:: containers now available
From: Soul Studios (matt_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-05-16 21:25:18

> I wasn't going on about indexes because of speed concerns regarding
> iterators. Node/arc/edge-Id's ARE the indexes into the node/arc vectors.
> This (indexes-) idea makes LEMON Graph Library much faster than BGL (it's
> also easier to use by the way, no need to read a book). Sure one could
> store iterators, but given the iterators' size, this "solution" would make
> the whole thing rather cache-unfriendly as compared to just storing
> uint32_t's.

Why would you store iterators? Just store a pointer.
And no, indexes aren't faster for referencing than pointes, even with 
std::vector - I've done the benchmarks.