Scott Meyers presents yet more motivation to trust the library more than yourself. An article by the Autor of "Effective STL" published in C/C++ Users Journal.
Portability issues in using the standard library. An article about portability issues in using the Standard Library by Klaus Kreft and Angelika Langer, published in the C/C++ Users Journal.
Explains how containers of pointers behave, when containers of pointers are useful, and what techniques can be used to manage them. Article by Matthew Austern published in the C/C++ Users Journal.
An article by Matt Austern in the C/C++ Users Journal. This column gives you an idea of what a proposal for hash tables should look like, by presenting a sample proposal.