I have a std::set which is of type point
struct point
{
int x;
int y;
int z;
};
Suppose I want to perform three different operation on each variable in set i.e
- Find the smallest number from x variables.
- Get missing elements from y variables
using set difference. - Get product of all z variables.
At this point, should i use three predefined alogrithmic functions in sequence or should I write my own alogrithm which would perform all three operations by iterating over the set the once?
Even if you get a ten-fold speed increase, if that piece of code only uses 5% of your application’s time, you’ve just decreased the execution time to 95%. So, unless you know this is a real bottleneck in your application, don’t waste time trying to optimize it. And the only way to know this is through profiling.