Re: Specialization

[Hyman Rosen <hyrosen@mail.com>]

Sergey Koshcheyev wrote:
 > However, calling a constructor explicitly
> is not allowed, so this is where the "hacks"
 > come into the picture.

This is called "placement new", and is a fully blessed
part of standard C++. There is no justification for
calling it a "hack". There is nothing unreasonable in
separating reservation of memory from construction of
objects, and indeed, that is what "ordinary" new does
as well.