Re: [boost] metactrl header [compile time asserts]

From: Howard Hinnant (hinnant_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-07-23 19:35:30

Greg Colvin wrote on 7/23/2000 8:03 PM
>> > Or if we are feeling very brave, how about something like
>> >    #define If whatever<
>> >    #define Then ,
>> >    #define Else ,
>> >    #define End >::type
>> > so that instead of the inscrutable
>> >    typedef If<flag, type1, type2>::type my_type;
>> > we can write
>> >    typedef
>> >       If flag Then
>> >          type1
>> >       Else
>> >          type2
>> >       End
>> >    my_type;
>> >
>> > And Howard thought he was getting punchy!
>
>No comment, eh?

I like to:

#define program
#define HelloWorld int main()
#define begin {
#define end   }
#define writeln(x) std::cout << x << '\n'

so I can write:

program HelloWorld

begin
  writeln("Hello World");
end

;-)

Syntax sugar can get sooo sticky!

-Howard