Is Template Metaprogramming faster than the equivalent C code?

Question

Is Template Metaprogramming faster than the equivalent C code ? ( I\'m talking about the runtime performance) :)

Answer 1

Template Metaprogramming (TMP) is 'run' at compile time, so it's not really comparing apples to apples when comparing it to normal C/C++ code.

But, if you have something evaluated by TMP, then there's no runtime cost at all.