cout << “Enter the number: “; int number; cin >> number; cin.ignore(256, ‘\n’); // remaining input characters up to the next newline character // are ignored cout << “Enter names: “; string names; getline(cin, names);
tl;dr: Because of different default settings in C++ requiring more system calls. By default, cin is synchronized with stdio, which causes it to avoid any input buffering. If you add this to the top of your main, you should see much better performance: std::ios_base::sync_with_stdio(false); Normally, when an input stream is buffered, instead of reading one … Read more