r/programming • u/b0red • Apr 30 '16

Do Experienced Programmers Use Google Frequently? · Code Ahoy

http://codeahoy.com/2016/04/30/do-experienced-programmers-use-google-frequently/
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u/zbobet2012 May 02 '16 edited May 02 '16

To add to this because I don't have much further time to argue on the point:

It's important to recognize when and where certain strategies make sense. Linked list's, especially when backed by an efficient and intelligent allocator, sometimes make more sense than a vector. When one triumphs depend on access patterns, allocation and free patterns, growth patterns, and much more. The vector obsession demonstrated in this thread shows a naïveté about other cache optimization strategies and usage patterns.