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Subject: Re: [boost] [BB++] Consensus
From: Phil Bouchard (philippeb8_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-08-03 12:55:16


Phil Bouchard via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> After the feedback I got back from the community, people agree they would
> rather improve C++ than seeing a new language taking off.
>
> I definitely agree but I would like professional opinions on how the
> following could be achieved:
> - to add instances of an object implicitly as each scope;
> - to add implicit references to these objects in top-level classes
> - to overload 'operator .'
> - to use 'auto' for member variables instead of 'decltype'

I forgot to add that C++ will also need:
- metadata of the classes in order to propagate the proxy associated to the
pointers within those classes

But I don't know yet how this could be "scientifically" abstracted for
proper integration into the C++ language.

Once again, thanks for your help.


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