There has been an attempt to do something like that here (looks somewhat useful, but far from being 'boosified): http://userpages.umbc.edu/%7Ebcorfm1/easystl.zip Stated goal of this library (from http://userpages.umbc.edu/~bcorfm1/software.html): EasySTL. A supplemental library to the C++ Standard Template Library (STL) that has three main goals. * Eliminate iterators from function calls (where possible). * Enable functional programming by modifying copies of passed containers instead of modifying containers in-place. * Introduce high-level functions (like those in Lisp or Python) for string, file and container manipulation. This library has been tested with Visual C++ .NET only. (I've started moving over to VC++.NET wholeheartedly as their template and STL support is much better now.) m

...

Gennadiy Rozental wrote:

...

Why don't we provide container versions of all stl algorithms: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.