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From: skaller <skaller@users.sourceforge.net>
To: Brian Hurt <bhurt@spnz.org>
Cc: Jon Harrop <jon@jdh30.plus.com>, caml-list <caml-list@inria.fr>
Subject: Re: [Caml-list] C++ STL and template features compared with OCaml parametric polymorphism and OO features
Date: 28 Sep 2004 00:58:29 +1000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1096297109.28613.646.camel@pelican.wigram> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0409270858120.5809-100000@localhost.localdomain>

On Tue, 2004-09-28 at 00:04, Brian Hurt wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Jon Harrop wrote:

> Second, you can do fold, map, iter, etc. in C++- it's just a pain.  To 
> emulate HOFs you define a new class with single virtual member function.  
> The virtual member function then becomes your HOF. 

For templates all you need is a class with an operator()() method.

Dynamic dispatch is only needed if you need
run time function variables (first class functions).

Heh .. it isn't a pain doing this in C++, its
quite easy -- just use Felix. 

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  reply	other threads:[~2004-09-27 14:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-09-25 21:12 Vasili Galchin
2004-09-25 21:38 ` Nicolas Cannasse
2004-09-25 22:15   ` Vasili Galchin
2004-09-25 22:52     ` Vasili Galchin
2004-09-26  1:34       ` Jon Harrop
2004-09-26  5:31         ` Radu Grigore
2004-09-26  9:47           ` sejourne_kevin
2004-09-26 13:05           ` Jon Harrop
2004-09-26 14:36             ` skaller
2004-09-26 15:08               ` sejourne_kevin
2004-09-26 15:27                 ` skaller
2004-09-26 18:51               ` Jon Harrop
2004-09-26 20:14                 ` Radu Grigore
2004-09-27  1:59                   ` Jon Harrop
2004-09-27  4:48                     ` skaller
2004-09-27  9:40                       ` Jacques GARRIGUE
2004-09-27 10:50                     ` Radu Grigore
2004-09-27 12:14                       ` skaller
2004-09-27 13:11                       ` Jon Harrop
2004-09-27 13:31                         ` Radu Grigore
2004-09-27 16:54                           ` Jon Harrop
2004-09-29 18:59                             ` Radu Grigore
2004-09-27 13:32                         ` Radu Grigore
2004-09-27 14:04                         ` Brian Hurt
2004-09-27 14:58                           ` skaller [this message]
2004-09-27 15:30                             ` Brian Hurt
2004-09-27 16:38                               ` skaller
2004-09-27 17:01                                 ` Brian Hurt
2004-09-28  1:21                                   ` skaller
2004-09-27 16:41                           ` brogoff
2004-09-28  0:26                             ` skaller
2004-09-29 15:32                         ` Florian Hars
2004-09-29 16:49                           ` [Caml-list] Factoring HOFs [was Re: C++ STL...] Jon Harrop
2004-09-30  9:19                             ` Radu Grigore
2004-09-30 10:13                             ` Keith Wansbrough
2004-09-30 10:31                               ` Keith Wansbrough
2004-09-30 13:21                               ` skaller
2004-09-30 23:17                               ` [Caml-list] Factoring HOFs Jacques Garrigue
2004-10-01  8:46                                 ` Keith Wansbrough
2004-10-01 17:35                                 ` brogoff
2004-09-26 20:43                 ` [Caml-list] C++ STL and template features compared with OCaml parametric polymorphism and OO features skaller
2004-09-26 14:19           ` skaller

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