> C++11 has this option:
>
> for (auto& item : container) {
> // iterate over the container object,
> // get a reference to each item
> //
> // "container" can be an STL class or
> // A C-style array with known size.
> }
>
> Which does this:
>
> for item in container:
> pass
>
It is even better than using the macro way because the compiler knows
everything is constant (start and end), so it can do better things.
> > Using C++ templates to generate ufunc loops is an obvious application,
> > but again, in the simple examples
>
> Template metaprogramming?
>
> Don't even think about it. It is brain dead to try to outsmart the
> compiler.
>
It is really easy to outsmart the compiler. Really. I use metaprogramming
for loop creation to optimize cache behavior, communication in parallel
environments, and there is no way the compiler would have done things as
efficiently (and there is a lot of leeway to enhance my code).
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