using namespace std; is for?

Answer 1

To not have to put std:: in front of every element from the standard libraries, for example std::cout.

Answer 2

It's to use the shorthand of the namespace

Answer 3

this means that the spaces are standard

Answer 4

but when I'm using turbo c++, the program works just fine without "using namespace std;"
why is that? I don't place std:: in front of every element

Answer 5

it's like Zen said: withou it you must write std::cout, with it you just write cout

Answer 6

its actually standard c library which contain different kind of standard functions..