History
Understand the evolution of the C++ Standard Library starting from its early design in the 1980s through major updates including STL, TR1, C++11, and C++17. Learn how C++ incorporated object-oriented, generic, and functional programming concepts over time and get an overview of its key utilities and future directions.
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The C++ standard library consists of many components. This chapter serves two purposes. It should give you a quick overview of the components and an idea of how to use them.
The History
C++ and therefore the standard library have a long history. C++ started in the 1980s of the last millennium and ended now in 2017. Anyone who knows about software development knows how fast our domain evolves. So 30 years is a very long period. You may not be so astonished ...