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Re: lambda limitations

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On 08.06.2011 21:14, Gene Bushuyev wrote:
>
>  Using lambda functions in AXE recursive descent parser generator
>  library, I immediately found two current lambda limitations, which
>  diminish their usefullnes, and for which I can't find justification.
>  It would be really useful to have 1) template lambdas, because parser
>  rules are generally iterator agnostic and templatized on iterator
>  type; and 2) recursive lambdas, because parser rules are often
>  recursive.
>

Herb Sutter commented on polymorphic lamdas in the lates C9 interview:

   http://herbsutter.com/2011/06/07/c9-ama/
   ->

http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Going+Deep/Herb-Sutter-C-Questions-and-Answers
   ->
   "Polymorphic lambdas - why did they fail and what work is being done
to bring something like them back?"

http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Going+Deep/Herb-Sutter-C-Questions-and-Answers#time=0h20m40s

cheers,
Martin

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