Re: [Boost-users] formal review of Switch library ends tomorrow (Wednesday, January 9th) - reviews needed

From: Steven Watanabe (steven_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-09 12:39:36

AMDG

Joel de Guzman <joel <at> boost-consulting.com> writes:

> Here's an acid test for the API -- try to implement my suggested
> syntax on top of the "simple" API. You'll soon realize that you
> can't --without having to write the same amount of PP expansions all
> over again. It's not a suitable building block, like say,
> mpl::for_each.

Try implementing the "simple" API on top of your suggested syntax.
It can't be done either.  (Variadic templates would make both possible,
I believe.)

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe