Martijn van Buul wrote:

> There are dozens of reasons why using a list can be more appropriate than
> a vector. In fact, unless you have a damn good reason why you *NEED* a
> vector, you probably don't.

I'm a little surprised by that, could you expand on that?

I think I often run into very good reasons why I need a vector although
sometimes on consideration I think I really need a map.

TIA

LR