I think it's at the very least been hinted at below (and there are other good points), but note that their implementation makes copies. If the copy ctor of type

I think it's at the very least been hinted at below (and there are other good points), but note that their implementation makes copies. If the copy ctor of type T is the least bit expensive, the STL (implementation in glibc) for this same benchmark is far faster than theirs. Try it. :)