Programming with C + + Standard Library can certainly be difficult, but Nicolai Josuttis The C + + Standard Library provides one of the best guides available for using the features built-in C + + effectively. C + + Standard Library provides plenty of default functionality in the form of the Standard Template Library (STL) for containers (like vectors and linked lists), as well as generic algorithms (which allow you to sort, search, and manipulate elements in the container). The fact is, generic algorithms work with all types of STL, and by separating these algorithms out like this the reader can learn a rich array of algorithms available in the standard C + + today. While this book concentrates on STL and algorithms, readers will still find great coverage on Standard Library string classes and streams (including a good section on internationalization and local). For beginning or intermediate C + + programmer, C + + Standard Library can be a real timesaver Dragan. - Richard Topics covered: history of C + + and Standard Library, template basics, Big-O Notation, the std namespace, standard exceptions, the dealer, standard library utilities, pairs and auto_ptr, numeric limits, the Standard Template Library (STL) basics , containers, iterators, algorithms, vectors, lists, deques, strings, sets, multisets, bitsets, maps, multimaps, stacks, queues, iterator adapters, function objects, element requirements, value and reference semantics, complex numbers, valarrays, stream class , stream manipulators and formatting, file I / O, internationalization, and local.