Re: [boost] [function types][review] (repost with new formatting)

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-06-16 21:59:27

Rob Stewart <stewart_at_[hidden]> writes:

> From: David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]>
>> Rob Stewart <stewart_at_[hidden]> writes:
>> >
>> > How about this:
>> >
>> >    Generic libraries that accept callable arguments are common in
>> >    C++; analysis and manipulation of built-in function types
>> >    seem to appear in each one.  Some examples are the STL,
>> >    Boost.Lambda, Boost.Function, and Boost.Python.
>> 
>> "Examples are A, B, and C" is weird.  How about:
>
> I don't know what's weird about it, but we each have our own
> sensibilities.

Trees are Elm, Oak, and Maple.

Sounds like Yoda.
Weird these speech constructs are.

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