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getsat on April 27, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: What will C++17 be?

Why is uniform call syntax a good addition? What is the benefit?

I only ever remember hearing of one programming language supporting it, and I can't even remember what it is. Maybe it was Nim?

iamds on April 27, 2015 [–]

It can simplify templates; allowing you to treat free functions and class methods the same way.

getsat on April 28, 2015 | [–]

I see. Thanks for the reply.

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