Damn C++ and damn D!

[Timon Gehr]

On 02/05/2012 02:49 PM, so wrote:
> After some time with D, C++ is now a nightmare for me. (especially on
> generic coding)
> Think about replicating this simple code in C++.
>
> void fun(T)(T a)
> {
> static if(cond(T))
> {
> auto var = make(a);
> }
> else
> {
> auto tmp = make(a);
> auto var = make_proxy(tmp);
> }
> ...
> }
>
> And this is just "one" condition.
> Damn D for introducing these and damn C++ committee for not adopting.

This should work:

#define DOTDOTDOT ...

template<class T> void fun(T a){
     if(cond<T>::value) {
         auto var = make(a);
         DOTDOTDOT;
     }else{
         auto tmp = make(a);
         auto var = make_proxy(tmp);
         DOTDOTDOT;
     }
}