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In article <39baafd0@news.povray.org>, Warp <war### [at] tag povray org>
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
Personal: chr### [at] mac com, http://homepage.mac.com/chrishuff/
TAG: chr### [at] tag povray org, http://tag.povray.org/
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