From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@9fans.net Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 09:15:14 +0000 From: comeau@panix.com (Greg Comeau) Message-ID: References: <5d375e920909030815n74e481f4yad9814f478db5a78@mail.gmail.com>, <3e1162e60909030844r8760a8fu1b27d6e60965ecfb@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [9fans] "Blocks" in C Topicbox-Message-UUID: 63f7f8b4-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 In article <3e1162e60909030844r8760a8fu1b27d6e60965ecfb@mail.gmail.com>, David Leimbach wrote: >The blocks aren't interesting at all by themselves, I totally agree with >that. However what they do to let you write a function inline, that can be >pushed to another function, to be executed on a concurrent FIFO, is where >the real power comes out. This seems to be the first post that does not appear to be a kind of knee jerk reaction. -- Greg Comeau / 4.3.10.1 with C++0xisms now in beta! Comeau C/C++ ONLINE ==> http://www.comeaucomputing.com/tryitout World Class Compilers: Breathtaking C++, Amazing C99, Fabulous C90. Comeau C/C++ with Dinkumware's Libraries... Have you tried it?