http://blogs.msdn.com/b/calvin_hsia/archive/2011/03/28/10146913.aspxWhat is the cost of using nothing? Seems like a silly question. Suppose you see code like this: void * MyClass::DoSomething() { int size = sizeof(MyThing) * m_NumItems; var ptr = malloc(size); return ptr; } It’s a methoden-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)