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What is the purpose of 'using namespace std' in C++? (lemmy.ml)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/70930

I am learning C++ and in my book using namespace std is written in every program. I understand that std::cout <<"hello"; can be simply written as cout << "hello"; by using namespace std.

Why?

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