C's syntax (was Re: Python Formatted C Converter (PfCC))

[Rainer Deyke]

"Glyph Lefkowitz" <glyph at no.spam> wrote in message
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> "Rainer Deyke" <root at rainerdeyke.com> writes:
>
> > I like the C++ template style:
> >
> > pointer<array<int> > a;
> > array<pointer<int> > b;
> Speaking of terrible syntax decisions; it amuses me to no end that
>
> pointer<array<int>> a;
>
> is illegal because it will be parsed as a
> right-shift... "implementation before design" seems to be C++'s motto.

It's annoying, but ultimately irrelevant because it is always caught at
compile time.


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