Re: disadvantages of using STL

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James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com>

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Date:

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:38:44 -0700 (PDT)

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On Mar 30, 6:13 pm, Jeff Schwab <j...@schwabcenter.com> wrote:

Tony wrote:

"Jeff Schwab" <j...@schwabcenter.com> wrote in message
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Tony wrote:

"SG" <s.gesem...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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"One of the main STL advantages is that it's part of the C++ standard=

I see that as a detriment, not an advantage.

Why?

Do you know what a camel is? (And no, that's not the only reason).

The STL was designed originally by Alex Stepanov, not by
committee. Anyway, that's not a meaningful answer, just a
cliche that reiterates your opinion that standardization is
inherently detrimental. Are you saying that your dislike of
STL is more philosophical than technical?

If I understand him correctly, he's saying that the STL is too
complicated for him to understand, that he's capable of
designing and implementing something far better, and that he's
not going to tell anyone how or what.

You figure out if that makes any sense. From his postings, I
gather that he doesn't understand beans about software
engineering. (To whit: it doesn't really matter how well
designed you find the STL---it's standard, it's what people know
and understand, and it is sufficient in most cases, so it's what
you use. Whatever it's intrinsic qualities or defaults.)

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