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

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-13 19:50:58

Darren Cook <darren_at_[hidden]> writes:

>>>>>    inline bool less( x, y ) { return x < y; }
>>>>> ...
>>>>be leaving out the parameter type. I think that is fine, but I'd thus
>>>>rather make lambdas
>>>>look different so that there is no confusion of what kind of
>>>>parameter list we are dealing with.
>>>>
>>>>  (e.g. with the syntax <>(x, y) { return x < y; } )
>
> It seems to me that the use of the "inline" keyword inside a function
> body makes it stand out sufficiently. The use of "auto" or "<>" is no
> better at making it stand out, but not as meaningful when reading the code.

I actually like inline, even if it is a bit longer than auto.

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Dave Abrahams
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