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From: shap@delrey.sgi.com (Jonathan Shapiro)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: automatic vs static vs heap...
Summary: need more operators
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Date: 27 Oct 89 18:08:45 GMT
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I want to propose 20 new operators for C++.  My problem can only
be solved by the introduction of these new operators, because nobody
else understands the issues involved, and since, having never designed
a programming language, I am an expert, I am sure this proposal will
be uniformly agreed upon as the Right Thing.

The operators are needed to support NGC (Neato Garbage Collection), a
proprietary algorithm that I can't tell you much about except for the
fact that it eliminates garbage selectively on the basis of how old it
is, which is why I need all these new operators.  The necessary
support for these operators is supplied by dedicated hardware sold
only by my friend's company.

   void *operator teenaged(void *object_pointer);
   void *operator mature(void *object_pointer);
   void *operator middle-aged(void *object_pointer);
   void *operator geriatric(void *object_pointer);
   void *operator corpse(void *object_pointer);

Each of these should have instances for static, auto, and extern.

I can't really justify the behavior of these operators, nor do I want
to talk about what they should do.  I just want them defined in the
language. My way. Now.

Fred Flintstone
President,
Awful Language Designers, Inc.