at***@nospam.cyberspace.org wrote:
My boss has some beef or other with vectors - he says that they've given him
trouble over the years, and so he uses some template classes he wrote 15 years
ago. My question is, is the standard vector class worthy of such scorn? I
haven't talked to him in-depth about the situation, but I always thought
standard library stuff was good for just about everything...
A lot has changed in 15 years. I have no idea what problem your boss has
with vectors, but I'm betting that the standard vector class is
considerably better than his templates for most purposes. The standard
library has been very carefully designed, and implementations of it are
usually done by professional library authors who know a thing or two
about writing efficient library code. They are also extensively tested,
so are likely to have fewer bugs.
The standard vector template is a very nice tool. I'd say that any
problems your boss has with it are either his problems, or problems with
some less-than-perfect implementation that's probably not used anymore.
-Kevin
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