RE: std::vector::clear (was: [GD-Windows] VS.net rants, was Re: VC++ lag)

[Neil S. <ne...@st...>]

> It does specify the runtime behavior of push_back(), and it specifies 
> what program-visible state (using the standards library) is changed 
> through the function. If the contents of drive C is not program 
> visible using only the standards libraries, and you can format that 
> in the expected amortized runtime of push_back(), then that would be 
> a conformant (though useless) implementation.

So it seems like the best thing you can do is give up any hope of this
ever being sorted out and just write your own containers, and pretty
much everything else. What a waste of effort...

> Anyway, C++ is the new COBOL.

How do you figure?

- Neil.



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