[boost] Re: lambda/ notation

From: Darin Adler (darin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-03-17 12:45:01

> I think the aim is good, and the notation's got a lot of the right
> properties. However, I was wondering about adopting a different
> convention:
> 
>     (boost::lambda) a + b + c
> 
> Ie, using old style cast notation to begin the chain. So something like:
> 
>     class lambda
>     {
>     public:
>         template<typename T> lambda(const T &);
>         ...
>     };
> 
> Although I've used this technique before, I haven't had the chance to
> think this one through completely for the current example. Any thoughts?

One downside: This will collide with the "warn on all uses of old-style
cast" option that I like to use in GCC and that I've requested from
Metrowerks for CodeWarrior.

    -- Darin