Proposal for adding named arguments to C++

2014-06-14 Thread Botond Ballo
Hello everyone, Ehsan and I would like to propose named arguments as a new feature for C++. We have a draft proposal paper here: http://ehsan.github.io/namedargs/namedargs.html Any feedback on it would be greatly appreciated! (I will not be formally presenting this proposal at the upcoming C

Intent to implement: WebMIDI

2014-06-14 Thread Kyle Machulis
Summary: MIDI, the protocol for musical instruments to convey information to/from each other and PC hosts (the annoying files that've played on webpages for decades are related, but not covered here), has been around for over 30 years. It'd be nice if we could access it directly from the web, as

Re: Intent to implement: WebMIDI

2014-06-14 Thread Leman Bennett (Omega X)
On 6/14/2014 3:11 PM, Kyle Machulis wrote: Summary: MIDI, the protocol for musical instruments to convey information to/from each other and PC hosts (the annoying files that've played on webpages for decades are related, but not covered here), has been around for over 30 years. It'd be nice if

Re: Proposal for adding named arguments to C++

2014-06-14 Thread Robert O'Callahan
Looks good. A classic problem we have had is with boolean parameters, which are hard to read at call sites. We currently solve that by turning them into enum or flag parameters, but named parameters would be a lighter-weight alternative. However, it would be great to be able to ensure at the langu

Re: Intent to implement: WebMIDI

2014-06-14 Thread Robert O'Callahan
On Sun, Jun 15, 2014 at 11:24 AM, Leman Bennett (Omega X) < Redacted.For.Spam@request.contact> wrote: > Is that really necessary? It seems superfluous. > It's necessary in that there's no other way to use this hardware from a Web app. The only question is whether it's high-enough priority to wor

Re: Intent to implement: WebMIDI

2014-06-14 Thread Kyle Machulis
Well, it's mostly going to be happening in my spare time. I'm working alongside the Google team on it (have already met with them a couple of times), as well as keeping in touch with potential users. So hopefully the only requirements for resources will be reviews. Everything from HAL to DOM sho

Re: Proposal for adding named arguments to C++

2014-06-14 Thread Jim Porter
On 06/14/2014 01:07 PM, Botond Ballo wrote: > Ehsan and I would like to propose named arguments as a new feature for C++. A bit off-topic, but do we at Mozilla have any kind of a (semi-) organized group of folks involved with C++ standardization? I follow along fairly closely (especially in SG7 -