Directory of STL Resources

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STL or Standard Template Library is a set of template classes that are contained as integral part of the current C++ Standard. The Standard describes in detail a set of containers, iterators and other functionality that implementations of the STL need to provide. There are already a few implementations available, some free, some commercial. More and more developers are using the STL because a lot of basic work is already done, tested and proved with nearly optimal performance and can be reused over and over again.

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• C++ STL FAQ [FTP]

  ftp://ftp.hpl.hp.com/stl/stl.faq
  This FAQ deals with the containers, iterators, and algorithms sections of the C++ Standard, Clauses 23, 24 and 25.

• Dinkumware, Ltd.

  http://www.dinkumware.com/
  The makers of the STL library included in Microsoft's VC.

• Effective Standard C++ Library

  http://angelikalanger.com/Articles/CUJ.html
  Provides pointers to articles about how to use STL features, published in C++ Report and C/C++ Users Journal. Also a list of book reviews is provided.

• Free words concerning STL

  http://www.nongnu.org/stlfreedoc/
  A documentation of the C++ standard template library under the Free Documentation License.

• Genealogy Display Program

  http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~musser/stl-bigger-example.html
  A Larger Example of Use of STL

• HP STL

  ftp://ftp.cs.rpi.edu/pub/stl/
  Provides the HP Implementation of the STL and some articles and documentation [FTP].

• Interview with A. Stepanov

  http://www.stlport.org/resources/StepanovUSA.html
  The creator of the STL gave an interview.

• Invalidation of STL Iterators

  http://angelikalanger.com/Conferences/Slides/CppInvalidIterators-DevConnections-2002.pdf
  Offers a course that looks into one of the surprises related to use of iterators: invalidation.

• ptr vector - A Container For Pointers

  http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/7351/ptr_vector-A-Container-For-Pointers
  ptr_vector is a convenient STL-compliant vector for pointers. In essence, ptr_vector lets you treat a vector of pointers as if it were a vector of values. Description and source-code download.

• Safe STL

  http://www.horstmann.com/safestl.html
  An enhancement for the STL that tries to catch many typical STL programming errors.

• SGI's STL Programmer's Guide

  http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/
  A freely available implementation of the C++ Standard Template Library, including hypertext documentation.

• STL Error Decryptor for Visual C++

  http://www.bdsoft.com/tools/stlfilt.html
  A set of tools to shorten the length of VC++ 6/7 STL-related error messages, allowing essential information to fit in status bar at the bottom of the Visual Studio IDE. [Freeware]

• STL foreMbedded Visual C++

  http://users.libero.it/g.govi/index.html
  STL adaptation for eMbedded Visual C++. It is designed to work with Windows CE devices, such as H/PCs, Palm-sized PCs and Pocket PCs, and it is based on SGI's STL (3.3).

• STLplus

  http://stlplus.sourceforge.net/
  STL+ is a collection of reusable C++ components for developers already familiar with the STL. It includes abstract data types to extend the STL, reusable components, data persistence and portability components. The collection is general-purpose and portable between Windows and Unix platforms. [Open source, BSD License]

• STLport.org

  http://www.stlport.org/
  A port of the original STL to many platforms. Derived from the SGI implementation, changes are incorporated regularly.

• The Matrix Template Library: A Unifying Framework for Numerical Linear Algebra

  http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.45.8293
  Presents a unified approach for expressing high performance numerical linear algebra routines for a class of dense and sparse matrix formats and shapes.

• uSTL

  http://msharov.github.io/ustl/
  A micro-STL that implements parts of the STL specification intended to reduce code size of the derivative programs.

• VTL Views Template Library

  http://www.zib.de/weiser/vtl/
  Container adaptors for use with STL standard containers. Filters, and transforms of data without copying.

• Wikipedia - Standard Template Library

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Template_Library
  The entry in the online encyclopedia briefly describes the STL.

 

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