[Gllug] C++ Templates, Opinions?

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On Tue, 04 Jan 2005, Tethys suggested tentatively:
> 
> Richard Jones writes:
> 
>>Or have a look at Haskell, or SML/NJ, or Common Lisp.
> 
> Am I the only one that's amused by the concept of you telling
> Nix to have a look at Common Lisp?

No :)))

C++ is a good example of how to add a lot of expressivity to an
Algol-derived language, but that doesn't change the fact that all such
languages fundamentally suck in numerous important respects. :)

(We want a sensible macro system, for starters. How Gosling and Steele
could possibly invent a language without one after being so deeply
involved in Scheme and CL standardization is quite beyond me.)

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 The lamp-bearer dies; only the lamp burns on.'
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