Obtaining a ‘shared_ptr’ from ‘this’ is possible using the ‘enable_shared_from_this’ class. It’s a feature that allows a class to reference itself within a smart pointer
Smart pointers in C++ are nice, yet fraught with irregularities. One is the inability to create a proper clone function. This requires a feature called
How is an overloaded function compiled? It’s not something I truly considered prior to writing Leaf. My first implementation mimicked C++, at least how they
I previously contemplated elimination of the ternary conditional operator, but now I have a solution that retains and improves it. My biggest concern here is
I’m reconsidering the necessity of the conditional ternary operator in Leaf. I’m having troubles coming up with a comfortable, flexible, and unambiguous syntax. The traditional
A question recently asked why a ‘constexpr’ function in C++ may comprise only a return statement. It’s a good question. On quick glance the restriction
A language’s type hierarchy is formed with both linking and attributes. But what if a uniform hierarchy is not the correct way to represent a
I’m in the midst of reworking a significant aspect of the type system in Leaf. It’s a lot of work, and I’d like to avoid
C++11 introduced a perfect forwarding mechanism for template parameters. The key part is the ability for a template parameter to match any input without any
Does ‘return’ always cause a function to return? Surprisingly the answer is “no”. Indeed there are situations in which ‘break’ may not always break from
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