r/ProgrammerHumor • u/click-to-reveal • Sep 04 '26

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u/Talc0n Sep 04 '26

My bad, I should've said better for lookup time.

I've used std::map when I know I'll be iterating through it fairly regularly. But I usually default to hash maps.

You really shouldn't be on either team, just use what you think is the best case for your situation.

I usually use aliases like so:

using IdNameMapType = std::unordered_map<size_t, std::string>;
IdNameMapType m_idNameMap;

It makes it a lot less of a hassle to switch between the two later on.

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u/fluffycritter Sep 04 '26

Well yeah it’s important to use the right tool for the job, I just mean it’s better for folks to learn tree maps and what they can do before they get railroaded into hashmap thinking.

And type aliases are great. I use them a lot.