[9fans] "Blocks" in C

[Anant Narayanan]

Mac OS 10.6 introduced a new C compiler frontend (clang), which added  
support for "blocks" in C [1]. Blocks basically add closures and  
anonymous functions to C (and it's derivatives). Full details with  
examples are in the linked article. I think the feature is quite  
elegant and might be useful in cases where you want map/reduce like  
functionality in C.

How much effort would it be to support a feature similar to blocks in  
8c (and family)? What are your thoughts on the idea in general?

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Anant

[1] http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/08/mac-os-x-10-6.ars/10