On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Rick C. Hodgin <foxmuldrs...@yahoo.com> wrote: > How would you handle: > > isSystemClosed = true;
A good clean error message is ideal, and should be easy. (A proxy object such as inv_bool can do this easily enough, but it's still going to hurt readability.) > You're getting into nasty looking/non-obvious code to use language-existing > features for an ability that 1) is fundamental to software and 2) should have > native support without kludges. No, the ability to have two different variables with different semantics but shared backing store is not fundamental, it's rather a violation of the law of least surprise. (I'm not buying that lambdas are "nasty looking" or "non-obvious" for C++ users. They're a fundamental part of the language.) I understand that you really like your notation, and think that it's a clear win. I don't think you'll have luck persuading compiler writers or language committees, but maybe you'll prove me wrong. -- James
