In article <39b9050f@news.povray.org>, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> 
wrote:

>   So instead of spending 1/2 hour once to learn how to use the STL you
> spend 2 hours every time you want to use a weighted binary tree?

No, I want to spend 2-5 hours learning how to implement it myself. Then 
I can spend 1.5 hours figuring out the STL(or fighting with the STL) to 
do the same thing.


> : And because I don't want to be 
> : separated from what my program is doing?
> 
>   Sorry, I didn't understand at all what are you talking about here.

If I use the STL, I don't know exactly what is happening in my program. 
If something goes wrong with a program using something I implemented, I 
know the code, and can figure out the problem quickly. If something goes 
wrong and I am using the STL, I end up trying to figure out why STL 
files are producing errors, whether or not the problem is actually *in* 
the STL.


> : And because when I was *trying* 
> : to learn the STL, I often got errors and couldn't figure out why?
> 
>   Get a proper compiler and try again. You can get one by free.

I have an excellent compiler and good libraries. That doesn't help 
understanding the reasons I get errors.


>   And read documentation and tutorials.

I have been collecting links to various STL tutorials/overviews on the 
web. I also plan to buy some books, when I can. I have a book with a lot 
of detailed information on the STL, but it seems more reference oriented 
than tutorial oriented.

-- 
Christopher James Huff
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