Hi kix (Anant), I don't like it, but the question is: do you need it?
If you can do the same code with 8c, without much efford, then probably you don't need it. kix On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Anant Narayanan<an...@kix.in> wrote: > Mac OS 10.6 introduced a new C compiler frontend (clang), which added > support for "blocks" in C [1]. Blocks basically add closures and anonymous > functions to C (and it's derivatives). Full details with examples are in the > linked article. I think the feature is quite elegant and might be useful in > cases where you want map/reduce like functionality in C. > > How much effort would it be to support a feature similar to blocks in 8c > (and family)? What are your thoughts on the idea in general? > > -- > Anant > > [1] http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/08/mac-os-x-10-6.ars/10 > > -- Rodolfo García "kix" EA4ERH - IN80ER
