Leveraging the use of C++ language with the C++ Standard Libraries

The C++ Standard Libraries are a powerful set of classes and functions that have many capabilities needed to create an application. They are controlled by the C++ ISO Standard Committee and is influenced by the Standard Template Libraries (STL), which were the generic libraries before C++11 was introduced. All features in Standard Libraries are declared in std namespace and no headers end in .h anymore (except 18 headers of the ISO C90 C Standard Library that is incorporated into the C++ Standard Libraries).

There are several header files containing the declaration of the C++ Standard Libraries. However, it is almost impossible to discuss all header files in these tiny chapters. We will, therefore, talk about some features that we will use most in our daily coding activities.