Why on Earth does C++ have two separate data types for sets and "unordered sets"
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@qntm (we're dealing with a finite collection of things represented as a finite number of bits, so an order must exist)
@hobbified The question isn't about theoretical orderability, it's about whether I, the user of the container class, care about that order
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@qntm and that's exactly what distinguishes them. -
@hobbified And if I instantiate a "set" then I obviously don't, because sets aren't ordered - 3 more replies
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