An inconvenient truth

[Max Samukha]

On Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:06:29 -0400, superdan <super at dan.org> wrote:

>Max Samukha Wrote:
>> I'm glad curls didn't get there. If I saw them in the beginning, my
>> first reaction would probably have been: "Why block delimiters for
>> template parameters? It's even odder than !(". 
>
>how the heck. since like forever there's been three kinds of parens () [] and {}. they pair n all. choosing one for template args is anyone's first guess. but !( i bet you couldn't see comin' if it bit yer nose. 
You are right about parens, though I don't completely understand the
"but !( i bet you couldn't see comin' if it bit yer nose." part. 

>
>> After staring for some time at templated code written by you and other
>> people, I feel like joining !( supporters. It doesn't shout at me any
>> louder than != or unary !. There needs to be a space after ! for it to
>> shout properly. Nesting is rare and alleviated by aliases.
>
>really!(how'd ya figure?)

from the looks of std.traits/algorithm/functional/etc. and my
templated code. maybe it's not indicative at all.

> besides i often write code like

>
>sort!
>    ((string a, string b) { ... })
>    (array);
>
>pisses me off.

I usually stick ( to !. Something like:

sort!((string a, string b) {
    ...
    })
    (array);

or use a nested function instead of function literal.