| Pure compile-time functions and classes in the CPH MPL | |
| Author: | Jyrki Katajainen |
| Publication: | CPH STL report 2017-2, Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen (2017), 54 pp. |
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| Abstract: | In this paper, we document the facilities available at the CPH MPL, Copenhagen metaprogramming library written in C++. When designing this library, we had three adjectives in mind: small, neat, and tidy. In C++, metaprogramming is a subject where functional programming and imperative programming meet. The values and types created at compile time are immutable in nature, so traditionally the compile-time entities have been processed using techniques known from functional programming. The variadic templates and constant expressions added to C++ have moved metaprogramming closer to the imperative world. Now, it is not necessary to use heavy template-metaprogramming recursion, when a simple loop will do. All this has made the implementation of a metaprogramming library easier. The main goal of this paper is pedagogical: By reading this paper today, you can use metaprogramming in your programs tomorrow. You have to give a few extra options to your compiler and the tools are at your fingertips. But you should not be surprised if you get an error message like "internal compiler error". |
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| BibLATEX: | @report{Kat2017R,
author = {Jyrki Katajainen},
title = {Pure compile-time functions and classes in the CPH MPL},
type = {CPH STL report},
number = {2017-2},
institution = {Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen},
year = {2017},
pagetotal = {54},
}
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