It happens all the time. In real world code people throw hash tables and maps at all types of problems of all sizes. If you hit arbitrary boundaries where your

It happens all the time. In real world code people throw hash tables and maps at all types of problems of all sizes. If you hit arbitrary boundaries where your fundamental assertion of access time becomes non constant its an issue. This post might spur new thought about containers and how there usage should really be governed by their expected capacity.