RE: [boost] Re: Preliminary submission: FC++

From: Paul A. Bristow (boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-08-08 09:47:22

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| [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]]On Behalf Of Brian McNamara
| Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 5:43 AM
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| Subject: Re: [boost] Re: Preliminary submission: FC++
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| Based on David's suggestion, I'll try to briefly define all the terms
| I've used in my earlier post.

This is most helpful and shows impressive potential.

But there is quite a lot to curry ones mind ;-)

May I suggest that as well as promised documentation,
the excellent set of examples would benefit from a couple of enhancements:

1  Paste the output at the end as a comment,

/*

Output is:
2 4 6 8 10

*/

2 paste output or notes for more significant lines as a comment, for example:

f(3, 2); // yields 5

3  Don't put

using namespace boost::fcpp;

but instead

using fcpp::plus;
using fcpp::minus; ...

so the less functional programmer can see immediately what fcpp is providing for
this module.

(Just as using std::cout; std::transform; is very helpful to the less STL
literate).

4  And of course examples like BOOST_CHECK(plus(2, 2) == 4); will also be useful
to readers as well as providing a test suite.

I look forward to getting my mind further round this stuff.

Paul

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