Re: [boost] Interest for a perl6-like-junctions-class?

From: Rob Stewart (stewart_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-23 09:34:31

From: FlSt_at_[hidden]
> 
> The new Perl 6 has a nice feature called junctions. See 
> http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2003/07/29/exegesis6.html?page=4 and
> http://www.metaperl.com/talks/p6-junctions/ for more information. I 
> think this is a interesting way to save the time for writing loops in 
> some situations. I've tried to implement this for C++ and uploaded a 
> version with two examples into the Boost Sandbox File Vault 
> (flos_super_position.zip). This version works for my purposes, but if 
> you interested i would rework it and submit it to the boost library.

The idea of an object that can be any, all, one, or none of the
elements of a set of inputs and can then participate in
comparisons and set operations sounds intriguing.

I haven't looked at your code yet, though.

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