memory-mapped files

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

Benji Smith wrote:
> Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> This all would make perfect sense if the performance was about the 
>> same in the two cases. But in fact memory mapping introduced a large 
>> *pessimization*. Why? I am supposedly copying less data and doing less 
> 
> Pessimization? What a great word! I've never heard that before!
> 
> --benji

I've heard it first from Scott Meyers.

Andrei