Re: Why I don't use vector...

[Marc Hernandez <marc@ias.jb.com>]

On Sat, 11 Mar 2000, Dan Loos wrote:
> I used java.util.vector at one point for a class, and because I "used a
> tank to plow a field" lost some points.  
> >> Let me send you my linked list header file.  It's something I'm
> >> proud of.
> >Without commenting of the quality of your header, why not just use
> >the appropriate STL class, such as Vector<>?

	Unless the class is specifically 'build a linked list', not using
standard available libraries is bad.  
	In the above (getting marked down for using j.u.vector), it could
have been that a straight array would have completely sufficed; although I
have never had teachers look so close at what data structures and algos I
used.

--
Marc Hernandez

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