The course covers how to make and use templates in C++.

The course does NOT cover the Standard Template Library (STL). If you're interested in learning STL, please take Dashcourses’ C++ Standard Template Library (STL) course.

Should you take the STL course before, after, or instead of this course?

You can profitably take the STL course either before or after this course. The STL course is not "instead of" this course, because they cover different content. The STL course teaches you how to use the templates that come with the C++ Standard, which center on containers, iterators, and algorithms. This course teaches you how to make and use your own templates, which can do whatever you want.

You must have:

• completed an introductory course in C++
• one year of experience programming in C++