On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Greg Comeau<com...@panix.com> wrote: > In article <25cf9336-c071-44a5-ab04-6bb042bc5...@kix.in>, > Anant Narayanan <an...@kix.in> wrote: >>I understand the argument that blocks don't "feel" C-like, but the >>argument that you can do everything with just using function pointers >>is BS. > > Even one step further, even if we all agree blocks are BS,
As I was reading this thread I kept hearing inside my head boyd's voice screaming this at frequent intervals: "Blocks are bollocks!" uriel > moving more generally, that something can already be done using > feature X had BETTER be a consideration, but that consideration alone > is often insufficient. > -- > Greg Comeau / 4.3.10.1 with C++0xisms now in beta! > Comeau C/C++ ONLINE ==> http://www.comeaucomputing.com/tryitout > World Class Compilers: Breathtaking C++, Amazing C99, Fabulous C90. > Comeau C/C++ with Dinkumware's Libraries... Have you tried it? > >