From: Paul Brannan <pbrannan@...>
Date: 2008-05-29T22:54:24+09:00
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lambda with normal block syntax

On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 12:24:49PM +0900, Suraj N. Kurapati wrote:
> [1] Of course, this has been my unfortunate experience of trying to 
> explain what lambda is to newcomers from C++:  their eyes 
> glazed-over, thinking that it was mathematics (groan!) I guess.

C++ is getting lambdas in the future:

  [&] (int arg1, Foo const & arg2) { return arg2.foo(arg1); }

I'm surprised nobody's suggested that [&] be added as an alias for ->
(please don't suggest it).

Paul