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Date: Mon,  7 Sep 2009 11:40:52 +0200
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From: Uriel <uriel99@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] "Blocks" in C
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On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Greg Comeau<comeau@panix.com> wrote:
> In article <25CF9336-C071-44A5-AB04-6BB042BC5755@kix.in>,
> Anant Narayanan <anant@kix.in> wrote:
>>I understand the argument that blocks don't "feel" C-like, but the
>>argument that you can do everything with just using function pointers
>>is BS.
>
> Even one step further, even if we all agree blocks are BS,

As I was reading this thread I kept hearing inside my head boyd's
voice screaming this at frequent intervals:

"Blocks are bollocks!"

uriel


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> feature X had BETTER be a consideration, but that consideration alone
> is often insufficient.
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