>So, explain to me why every C++ program always has its own String implementation? *saner :) >Then C++ is a disastrous choice. Almost anything is better. Tru

>So, explain to me why every C++ program always has its own String implementation? *saner :) >Then C++ is a disastrous choice. Almost anything is better. True, C and C++ are most of the time not the right tool for the job nowadays. But, if it's just a project that you're working on in your free time, it wouldn't harm to write it in your favorite language. I write in C++ a lot even if I could do the same thing much easier in other languages.