Re: [boost] Report from Berlin C++ Standards Committee meeting

From: Douglas Gregor (doug.gregor_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-10 09:26:44

On Apr 10, 2006, at 3:58 AM, Reece Dunn wrote:
> In terms of C++0x features, what is the current state of lambda  
> support as I have
> seen several papers from Bjarne, et. al.?

I don't think being the fourth of five authors on one lambda proposal  
counts as "Bjarne et. al." :)

The driving forces behind lambdas for C++0x are Jeremiah Willcock,  
Jaakko Jarvi, and Valentin Samko. The lambda proposals are still in  
an early state of development and will take a couple months to  
mature. There are many unanswered questions about the scope of  
lambdas (how much can/should they express?), various design features  
(polymorphic vs. monomorphic, how to handle references to local  
variables), etc. I have no doubt the authors will spiral in on the  
right solution, but they could certainly use more feedback.

        Doug