[Gllug] OT(ish): Advice

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On Tue, 10 Dec 2002, rich at annexia.org moaned:
> Learn C and C++ first. There are a broad range of free and commercial
> compilers, and the languages are really standardised. Learning C will
> help you get pointers/assembly straight. Learning C++ will tell you
> what not to do when designing a language.

... and what to do when designing a framework of generic algorithms and
containers.

Your challenge: rewrite the STL above a language with less expressive
power (other than Ada, where it's been done, mostly). :)

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