Re: [std-discussion] subscripting fold expression
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Thiago Macieira
Apr 26, 2019, 11:21:16 AM4/26/19
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On Thursday, 25 April 2019 23:47:12 PDT Christof Meerwald wrote:
> And while we are on the topic. What would be the use-case for any of
> the comparison operators that are allowed? Aren't those doing more
> harm than good by being allowed (and not doing what a user might
> expect)?
I expect that the comparison operators are used as a syntax crutch, not as
comparisons, the same way we abuse the shift operators for streaming.
a < b < c < d < e;
a << b << c << d << e;
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Thiago Macieira - thiago (AT) macieira.info - thiago (AT) kde.org
Software Architect - Intel System Software Products
> And while we are on the topic. What would be the use-case for any of
> the comparison operators that are allowed? Aren't those doing more
> harm than good by being allowed (and not doing what a user might
> expect)?
I expect that the comparison operators are used as a syntax crutch, not as
comparisons, the same way we abuse the shift operators for streaming.
a < b < c < d < e;
a << b << c << d << e;
--
Thiago Macieira - thiago (AT) macieira.info - thiago (AT) kde.org
Software Architect - Intel System Software Products
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