[OT] Generative C++

[Russel Winder via Digitalmars-d]

On Fri, 2017-07-28 at 07:49 +0000, Yuxuan Shui via Digitalmars-d wrote:
> Someone made an interesting proposal to C++: 
> https://herbsutter.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/p0707r1.pdf
> 
> Thoughts?

Herb did the closing keynote at ACCU 2017 on this, the video just had the
embargo released. See https://herbsutter.com/2017/07/26/metaclasses-thoughts-o
n-generative-c/

This was arguably the most talked about keynote in ACCU history. I had to
close the questions after 75 minutes, and even then it went on longer. It has
got the C++ hardcore folk more excited about the future of C++ that any other
feature from what I can see. If the proposal makes it into C++20, it will be
the biggest change since C++11 and be bigger. It may regenerate support for
C++ in a way that only modules and concepts can get even close to.

On the other hand there is Fortran 08 and 15 which actually make Fortran sort
of usable.

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