Preface
It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without packages, boxes or bags!
— Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Random House, 1957
I first wrote about the Standard Template Library in 1995, when I concluded the final Item of More Effective C++ with a brief STL overview. I should have known better. Shortly thereafter, I began receiving mail asking when I’d write Effective STL.
I resisted the idea for several years. At first, I wasn’t familiar enough with the STL to offer advice on it, but as time went on and my experience with it grew, this concern gave way to other reservations. There was never any question that the library represented a breakthrough in efficient and extensible design, but when it came to
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