Can D be cute? (Qt)

[Max Samukha]

On 05/08/2010 06:27 PM, Marianne Gagnon wrote:
> Hi Justin,
>
> looking at QtD, it seems like it can be done :
>
> In file http://www.dsource.org/projects/qtd/browser/demos/browser/browsermainwindow.d
>
>          m_historyHome.triggered().connect(&this.slotHome);

The example is outdated. Now it's like

connect(m_historyHome, "triggered", this, "slotHome").

>
>          // ...
>
>   	public:
> 	
>   	    void slotHome()
>   	    {
>   	        // ...
> 	    }
>
> I however believe that this kind of delegate-connection can also be performed in C++ (with templates?). Maybe Qt developers simply continue using the MOC because they don't want to break backwards compatibility.
>
> -- Auria

Here's why they are not using templates 
http://doc.trolltech.com/4.5/templates.html