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The Standard [Template] [Library] (as its name says) for the [C++] language. It provides a standard set of generic functions and datatypes that make [C++] programming easier. |
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[SGI] have some good documents on the [STL] on [their site | http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl]. |
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But it is not all good. The [STL] is a matter of some contention in many circles of [C++] programmers. |
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It is the source of all sorts of nasty errors. When you have a compile error in your code which uses [STL], it can be quite horrid and make debugging this can be a major headache. See the [C++] page for an example of this. |
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Historically, one of the big problems with the [STL] were the different implementations of the 'standard' floating around. This, combined with the fact that each [C++] [Compiler] seemed to have a few bugs to do with the template implementations, meant a lot of programmers avoided the [STL]. However, [Compiler]s have matured a lot in recent years and [STL] implementations seem to be somewhat more standardised now. Recent compilers such as g++-3.x and [VisualC++] 7 seem to handle all the [STL] template constructs well, if not with very informative error messages. Also, [STLPort] is a nice free OpenSource STL implementation which is used widely. |
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If you like what STL can do for you, but just want that extra generic programming power that can be found in [C++], perhaps you should look at [Boost]. |
