Re: [fpc-devel] Templates / Generics; Vote
As far as voting goes, personally, I prefer something like this: GList = generic class(T) And, are we going to have non-class rotines, such as event declarations; i.e. TGenericCallback = generic function(AValue1: TGenericValue; AValue2: TGenericValue): Integer; TSomeGenericEvent = generic procedure(ASender: TObject; ACallBack: TGenericCallback) of object; ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
Re: [fpc-devel] Templates / Generics; Vote
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Delphi.Net2.0 is using Chrome is using C# is using C/C++ is using Why should FPC use generics ??? Because it is more readable. is an operator and therefore should not be used as bracket in generic definition. That b.s. will break the Delphi code base! What is b.s.? If it means (somehow) syntax for generics, then this argument is easy to refute: 1. There is no native (i.e. win32) Delphi code base (yet) that uses generics, so that won't be broken. 2. Delphi.Net 2.0 code is not yet released and exact syntax is therefore subject to change, so it cannot be used as example. Vincent. ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
Re: [fpc-devel] Templates / Generics; Vote
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Delphi.Net2.0 is using Chrome is using C# is using C/C++ is using Why should FPC use generics ??? Why should FPC be Pascal-ish? Is that your question? :-) mm ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
Re: [fpc-devel] Templates / Generics; Vote
On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 19:16:46 +0100 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Delphi.Net2.0 is using Uncertain. Chrome is using Not inventive enough to come up with something of their own and simply following .NET C# syntax. C# is using Duh. It's a C derivative. C/C++ is using Duh, they like short symbols. Why should FPC use generics ??? Because we like it? That b.s. will break the Delphi code base! Who the *hell* are you with that tone?! Come on, we're just discussing pros and cons, who knows what the final syntax will be? Micha ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
Re: [fpc-devel] Templates / Generics; Vote
Micha Nelissen wrote: Come on, we're just discussing pros and cons, who knows what the final syntax will be? Ok, to prove this, I've added some ugly examples posted on IRC in the wiki. Look at the bottom of generic keyword syntax examples. Anyone an idea ? :-) Micha ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
Re: [fpc-devel] Templates / Generics; Vote
Pro reason will probably be: compatibility. Pro generic will probably be: more Pascal-alike/readability. Delphi.Net2.0 is using Chrome is using C# is using C/C++ is using Why should FPC use generics ??? Why not if it is better readable and in the parser? None of the template using code in these will port to FPC regardless. People that can't memorise this difference shouldn't be using generics at all :) ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
Re: [fpc-devel] Templates / Generics; Vote
Micha Nelissen wrote: Ok, to prove this, I've added some ugly examples posted on IRC in the wiki. Look at the bottom of generic keyword syntax examples. Anyone an idea ? :-) Ok I've posted under Suggestion 2 a slightly modified syntax. Let me know what you think. Micha ___ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
