12UTILITIES

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The stdlib and Boost libraries provide a throng of types, classes, and functions that satisfy common programming needs. Together, this motley collection of tools is called utilities. Aside from their small, uncomplicated, and focused nature, utilities vary functionally.

In this chapter, you’ll learn about several simple data structures that handle many routine situations where you need objects to contain other objects. A discussion of ...

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