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

Glyph Lefkowitz glyph at no.spam
Tue Oct 24 13:44:39 EDT 2000


"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.

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Glyph Lefkowitz
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