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Recent features of programming languagesRecent features of programming languagesPosted Dec 10, 2005 5:49 UTC (Sat) by mvogt (guest, #34379)In reply to: lambda functions by dvdeug Parent article: The Boost C++ Libraries
Well, all ideas are old, of course, but the feature that separates C++ from its closest peers (probably Ada, Eiffel, Objective-C) is the support for compile-time metaprogramming.
It's certainly not elegant, and was almost accidental in its design, but it combines very well with C++'s don't-pay-for-what-you-don't-use philosophy, and its ability to adjust its interface through operator overloading.
But, the point that these are all old ideas is valid. Their age probably indicates the amount of time and experience required to get a community of implementors and developers to assimilate a set of ideas.
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