It's not bad advice. I see many code reviews that use emplace_back because it's 'faster'. Though I think the abseil article does a better job of explaining why

It's not bad advice. I see many code reviews that use emplace_back because it's 'faster'. Though I think the abseil article does a better job of explaining why: https://abseil.io/tips/112 https://abseil.io/tips/112 [Googler; unaffiliated with Abseil(sadly)]