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by nemoniac 2795 days ago
C++ is getting more and more like Lisp.
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The functional programming concepts which have made it into C++1[147] have made programming in C++ much easier, more concise, and quite fast. I think they’re among the better recent additions to the language. Lambdas, for_each, transform, and accumulate all see regular use in my code.
A secret cabal of Lisp programmers took over the C++ steering committee.
Is their goal to keep adding more and more angle brackets until one day C++ is completely homoiconic?
Yes, because they desire speed.
It has started long ago with STL.
Seems like Greenspun's tenth rule is in effect here.