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View all- Keir PGozillon AHaeri S(2019)Intrinsic Currying for C++ Template MetaprogramsTrends in Functional Programming10.1007/978-3-030-18506-0_3(46-73)Online publication date: 24-Apr-2019
Using functional languages to facilitate C++ metaprogramming
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Abstract
Template and Preprocessor Metaprogramming are both well-known in the C++ community to have much in common with Functional Programming (FP). Recently, very few research threads on underpinning these commonalities have emerged to empower cross-development of C++ Metaprogramming (C++MP) and FP. In this paper, we program a self-contained real-world example in a side-by-side fashion to explore the usefulness of a few mainstream FP languages for this purpose: We develop a compile-time abstract datatype for Rational Numbers in C++. We then present the runtime equivalent in HASKELL, F#, and Scala to discuss some FP parallels across the languages. Here, we consider semi-automatic translation between C++MP and FP languages, for earlier studies on these parallels have already obviated the impracticability of fully automatic translations. Our study also shows the superiority of multiparadigm FP languages over single-paradigm ones. In particular, we conclude Scala to currently be the most promising FP language for facilitating C++MP.
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