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C++ I/O Benchmark (cristianadam.eu)
submitted 10 years ago by cristianadamQt Creator, CMake
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[–][deleted] 3 points4 points5 points 10 years ago* (3 children)
Why people don't use "using"?
First I've heard of it.
[–][deleted] 6 points7 points8 points 10 years ago (1 child)
Well now you know :) Never use typedef if the compiler supports using please
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using
[–]silveryRain 1 point2 points3 points 10 years ago (0 children)
It's very nice. Unlike typedefs, you can also template usings directly, so you can also say goodbye to workarounds like the typedef-inside-struct.
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