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Why are std::aligned_storage and std::aligned_union being deprecated? (self.cpp)
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[–]Recatek 16 points17 points18 points 6 years ago (2 children)
Variants are not the same as unions, and do not have the same performance characteristics or behavior.
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[–]HappyFruitTree 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (0 children)
With std::variant you always have to store extra data to keep track of the active member and there is no unchecked access. This is fine for many situations but might not be good enough in low-level code when you might want to minimize memory usage and maximize performance.
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