Re: [boost] Totally Cool

From: Mattias Flodin (flodin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-09-27 01:38:33

On Thu, Sep 26, 2002 at 08:03:30PM -0400, David Abrahams wrote:
> Have I mentioned recently how totally cool MPL's lambda facility is?
> I can't believe I can do things like this, even with MSVC6. It makes my
> metaprograms SO much easier to manage!
> 
>      mpl::logical_and<
>         is_reference_to_class<add_reference<mpl::_> >
>       , mpl::logical_not<
>             is_reference_to_args<add_reference<mpl::_> >
>         >
>      >

Yes, way cool, but with a syntax that could scare a full-grown man. :)

(when will we see a language that is designed to support metaprogramming
in a writable and readable way?)

(and yes, that's a rhetorical question; if you feel like answering
please do not perceive this as an attempt to start a thread on the
mailing list, answer in a private mail instead :)

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