In article <39baafd0@news.povray.org>, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> 
wrote:

>   Do you use the string class? Do you use streams? Do you use any 
> standard function?

I actually use strings so rarely that I haven't bothered to learn more 
than the very basics of the string class...I do plan on learning it 
though.
I do use streams, and other standard functions.


>   Do you know exactly what does each one of them do?

Not all of them, but I try to find out if I can. And none of them have 
the learning curve the STL does, and some(streams and/or some of the 
standard functions) are almost completely necessary for writing useful 
platform-independant programs...the STL isn't. I don't think this is a 
valid comparison.

And why such a strong reaction to my wanting to know the data structures 
and algorithms behind the STL before learning the STL itself? The STL 
can make life easier *for those who already know it*, and for those who 
plan on programming only in C++, but it is definitely not necessary. I 
do plan on learning it eventually, I never said it wasn't useful, I just 
don't need to use it right now.

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Christopher James Huff
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