vector vs. list in STL

I noticed in Effective STL that


vector is the type of sequence that
should be used by default.

What's does it mean? It seems that ignore the efficiency vector can do anything.

Could anybody offer me a scenario where vector is not a feasible option but list must be used?

Situations where you want to insert a lot of items into anywhere but the end of a sequence repeatedly.

Check out the complexity guarantees for each different type of container:

What are the complexity guarantees of the standard containers?

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