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> Behold, I present you this fucking monstrosity It's just a Lisp-like language with a slightly different syntax for S-expressions. Ugly, like all Lisps, but n
by otabdeveloper2 7y ago
> Behold, I present you this fucking monstrosity
It's just a Lisp-like language with a slightly different syntax for S-expressions. Ugly, like all Lisps, but nothing 'monstrous'.
- bjoli 7y agoHow far down the rabbit hole must one be to not think that is monstrous?
- otabdeveloper2 7y agoThe cognitive dissonance required to believe that C++ templates are 'monstrous' while Lisp S-expressions are awesomely useful and productive is enormous. C++ templates are far from user-friendly, but they're literally (literally) just Lisp S-expressions with a Lisp syntax and semantics.
- pjc50 7y agoThe semantics of template resolution are important, and unlike anything I'm aware of in Lisp.
- stagger87 7y agoShort of writing your own DSL, how would you solve the problem the above code snippet is attempting to solve in C++? I understand complaining about templates like the ranges example also posted in this thread, but I am curious to hear what you think is the alternative for this specific example.