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Subject: Re: [boost] De Bruijn Bind (alternate bind syntax) Interest?
From: David Sankel (camior_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-09-03 17:22:05


On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Dave Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Larry Evans <cppljevans_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:> Since, as I mentioned, I had trouble understanding how apply
> > worked, and the code seems pretty complicated, at least to me,
> > I was hoping DeBruijn's method would offer simplifications.
>
> >From the examples I've seen so far, this would make it easier for bind
> library writers at the expense of usability. On th other hand, once
> lambdas start to use protect() I'm usually giving up on them ;-)
>

Usability is hurt from whose perspective? The bind author or the bind user?
And how so?

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