On 19/10/2010 7:04 PM, Peter Alexander wrote:
On 18/10/10 11:03 PM, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
Unfortunately, a lot of the programmers I know
tend to react negatively to templates (probably primarily due to how
nasty they
can be in C++), so sadly, it can be hard to sell powerful templates as
a _good_
feature to some folks.
I think it has very little to do with the syntax (although it certainly
plays a part).
The real problem with templates (in my opinion) is that they require a
higher level abstract view of programs that most programmers simply
lack. I think this is the same reason why functional programming escapes
the masses, and why C is still so popular.
There is also a big problem with reconciling templated types with
OO typed hierarchies. Often a dichotomy appears when templates
and classes seem to fight one another when you try to marriage the two
idioms together (for better or for worse but generally worse). :-(
Cheers
justin Johansson
