Thread: iostream.h out of date?

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    iostream.h out of date?

    Hi. Im an idiot. Im also new to c++. Tell me the difference between #include<iostream.h> and #include<iostream> using namespace std. or something like that. I need a guide to show me the ways of programming before i hurt myself.
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    iostream.h is the old way

    iostream is the standard way


    using namespace std;


    just lets you not have to type std:: in front of alot of things
    save you typing time.

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    Board search turned up this discussion of .h headers vs. standard headers
    • "Problem Solving C++, The Object of Programming" -Walter Savitch
    • "Data Structures and Other Objects using C++" -Walter Savitch
    • "Assembly Language for Intel-Based Computers" -Kip Irvine
    • "Programming Windows, 5th edition" -Charles Petzold
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