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| 2 | Copyright (C) 2001-2010 Joel de Guzman | |
| 3 | Copyright (C) 2001-2005 Dan Marsden | |
| 4 | Copyright (C) 2001-2010 Thomas Heller | |
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| 6 | Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying | |
| 7 | file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) | |
| 8 | ===============================================================================/] | |
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| 10 | [section Wrap Up] | |
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| 12 | Sooner or later more FP techniques become standard practice as people find the | |
| 13 | true value of this programming discipline outside the academe and into the | |
| 14 | mainstream. In as much as structured programming of the 70s and object oriented | |
| 15 | programming in the 80s and generic programming in the 90s shaped our thoughts | |
| 16 | towards a more robust sense of software engineering, FP will certainly be a | |
| 17 | paradigm that will catapult us towards more powerful software design and | |
| 18 | engineering onward into the new millennium. | |
| 19 | ||
| 20 | Let me quote Doug Gregor of Boost.org. About functional style programming | |
| 21 | libraries: | |
| 22 | ||
| 23 | [:['They're gaining acceptance, but are somewhat stunted by the ubiquitousness | |
| 24 | of broken compilers. The C++ community is moving deeper into the so-called "STL- | |
| 25 | style" programming paradigm, which brings many aspects of functional programming | |
| 26 | into the fold. Look at, for instance, the Spirit parser to see how such function | |
| 27 | objects can be used to build Yacc-like grammars with semantic actions that can | |
| 28 | build abstract syntax trees on the fly. This type of functional composition is | |
| 29 | gaining momentum.]] | |
| 30 | ||
| 31 | Indeed. Phoenix is another attempt to introduce more FP techniques into the | |
| 32 | mainstream. Not only is it a tool that will make life easier for the programmer. | |
| 33 | In its own right, the actual design of the library itself is a model of true C++ | |
| 34 | FP in action. The library is designed and structured in a strict but clear and | |
| 35 | well mannered FP sense. By all means, use the library as a tool. But for those | |
| 36 | who want to learn more about FP in C++, don't stop there, I invite you to take a | |
| 37 | closer look at the design of the library itself. | |
| 38 | ||
| 39 | So there you have it. Have fun! See you in the FP world. | |
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| 41 | [endsect] |