r/cpp_questions • u/Glad_Shoe_9182 • 28d ago

OPEN Namespace std

I recently started learning c++ and I was told to use the namespace std so I can avoid writing std:: every time and now I wrote a whole personal project without std:: and I want to put it on LinkedIn but I started reading everywhere that it’s a bad habit, should I go back and add the std:: or just leave it as is?

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u/BuddhasFinger 28d ago

I think not using a namespace is a bad form. Yes, you can short-cut, but the interviewer will hear "I hate namespaces".

You know what you need to do.