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Do you know if it is any difference in performance when I access a std::map element using find or operator []?
One returns an iterator and the other a const ref to the object.
Which one might be quicker becuase of all of the behind the scene of the STL?
When you use [] on a key that doesn’t exist, the default element will be inserted. This default element depends on your map definition (for example, for an int it will be a zero).
When you use find, there is no “automatic” insertion, so it can be quite faster if you often search for keys that does not exist.