This seminar is a hard-core, hands-on, in-the-trenches indoctrination in the ways of the STL. In a combination of lectures and labs, this course brings out the underlying design of the STL, demonstrates how to take advantage of the library's strengths, and shows how to avoid its weaknesses.

The purpose of this seminar is to master effective use of the STL, not to cover every aspect of the library. 

This seminar is designed for practicing C++ programmers, but the material it covers is also important for system architects, library designers, team leads, and technical managers for C++ systems that will or may take advantage of the STL. Previous exposure to the STL is not necessary, but you should be familiar with templates and operator overloading in C++.