Using scanf() in C++ programs is faster than using cin?
Here’s a quick test of a simple case: a program to read a list of numbers from standard input and XOR all of the numbers. iostream version: #include <iostream> int main(int argc, char **argv) { int parity = 0; int x; while (std::cin >> x) parity ^= x; std::cout << parity << std::endl; return 0; … Read more