How to resolve pointer alias issues?

Question

Careless use of templates can cause bloat. One way to avoid that bloat is to have a thin typesafe template that wraps non-typesafe non-template code. To do this, the wrapper nee

Answer 1

Careless use of templates CAN cause bloat. But you're totally missing the point here.

• Templates cause bloat when used carelessly, not carefully.
• The quantity of runtime errors avoided by templates is massive.
• The speed of templated code is far greater than non-templated code.
• The size of the executable is absolutely trivial unless you run on an embedded system.
• The STL provides a map container (which is a binary search tree) for your use.

You just haven't thought this through properly at all. The advantages templates offer far outweigh a few kb in executable size.

It's also worth noting that the code works as expected on Visual Studio 2010.