On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:22:17 -0800, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > The truth is, the reasons against using strings for short functions are > shrinking. I mean, you don't want to not use strings just to not use > strings, right? I hope I convinced you that strings are unbeatable for > short functions that don't need access to local state, their efficiency > is exemplary, and their error messages are not half bad.
And syntax-highlighting editors just love them ;-) Knowing which strings contain code and which don't is a piece of cake, no? -- Derek Parnell Melbourne, Australia skype: derek.j.parnell
