IMHO, I'd say C is C and I think it's better to leave it as it is. If you want a language with extra features you can probably find one.
On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Anant Narayanan<an...@kix.in> wrote: > 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? > > -- > Anant > > [1] http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2009/08/mac-os-x-10-6.ars/10 > >
