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Algorithms are at the core of
computing. To be able to write an algorithm that works with any type of
sequence makes your programs both simpler and safer. The ability to customize
algorithms at runtime has revolutionized software development.
The subset of the Standard C++ library known as the Standard
Template Library (STL) was originally designed around generic algorithms code that processes sequences of any type of values in a type-safe manner. The
goal was to use predefined algorithms for almost every task, instead of
hand-coding loops every time you need to process a collection of data. This
power comes with a bit of a learning curve, however. By the time you get to the
end of this chapter, you should be able to decide for yourself whether you find
the algorithms addictive or too confusing to remember. If you re like most
people, you ll resist them at first but then tend to use them more and more as
time goes on.
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