[boost] Re: compose names

From: Valentin Bonnard (Bonnard.V_at_[hidden])
Date: 1999-06-11 08:11:01

Beman Dawes wrote:

[ Messy adaptators naming conventions ]

> Functionality           Boost Name  SGI STL's Name
> f(g(value))             compose11   compose1
> f(g(value),h(value))    compose21   compose2
> f(g(value1),h(value2))  compose22
> f(g(value1,value2))     compose12
> f(g())                  compose10

All this mess IMHO leads to:

1) almost unreadable code

2) reduced use of functional programming in C++

I think the only clear solution is to write something 
like:

(lambda (f g h) (lambda (x) (f (g x) (h x))))

in Lisp/Scheme style or

(fun f g h x -> f (g x) (h x))

in ML/Caml style.

I think it's _way_ more readable than a bunch 
of combinators.

And of course, it isn't on topic for this list, as 
support for such things would require a language 
extension. I just wanted to see if this kind of idea 
got some support here.

-- 
Valentin Bonnard
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