>So, explain to me why every C++ program always has its own String implementation? i have no idea where you are reading about c++, but every c++ program i hav

>So, explain to me why every C++ program always has its own String implementation? i have no idea where you are reading about c++, but every c++ program i have read or written in the past 20 years or so does #include <string> std::string greet = "hello, world"; the full-stop in front of the hash is something with HN, not me or c++, and only seems to show up when editing.