I would strongly suggest using a newer version of Visual Studio, especially 2005 (v 8.0) or newer.
1) Version 6.0 is somewhat a rule violation since it doesn't have a free (express edition) version. 2) Problem 1 isn't that big if the code you write is standard enough to work on newer VC++ or g++, but VC++ 6.0 has some standard violations, so you may accidentally end up writing code that only works in that version and won't be able to defend yourself as version 6.0 is not allowed. 3) Newer versions have a better compiler, usually with faster generated code and fully functional STL already inside. However, even though newer version have full STL, it isn't the fastest implementation out there. If you still want to use a different STL implementation I recommend you check STLport at http://stlport.sourceforge.net/. Carlos Guía On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 3:40 PM, tonka <[email protected]> wrote: > i am currently using microsoft visual C++ 6.0 and last night i > downloaded the standard template library which i found quite helpful > after reading in a website. but the problem is that some of the header > files in the STL are also present in the include folder of VC++ like > vector, dequeue etc. So do i replace these with the ones that are in > the downloaded STL folder or do i keep both. I tried keeping both but > when i compile it says that there are multiple declarations. there are > also some header files in the STL folder that are not present in the VC > ++. Moreover the files that are common in both don't contain the same > thing in them - so which one to keep? i would really like the pros to > advise here. > thanks in advance. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "google-codejam" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-code%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-code?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "google-codejam" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code?hl=en.
