Re: disadvantages of using STL
Juha Nieminen wrote:
osmium wrote:
When you need an 800 page book (Jossutis) to describe how to
use a library offering these services, you have clearly lost touch with
reality.
I don't believe the 800 pages are dedicated to the basic usage of the
STL. You certainly don't need that much text for basic and even advanced
usage of the STL.
Just because a book might go very deep into what you *can* achieve
with the STL, that doesn't mean you *must* read the entire book in order
to efficiently use the STL. For example, how many times have you used a
custom allocator with an STL container? How well can you use the STL
without even knowing what an allocator is? Just because a book might
explain custom allocators in detail doesn't mean you must read that
chapter in order to use the STL.
Herein lies another disadvantage: you have to sift through an 800 page
book to figure out the simple stuff and realise you don't need to read
all of it to make use of the STL... Bummer!
V
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