Oleg wrote:
> On Wednesday 03 July 2002 01:29 pm, Chris Hecker wrote:
> 
> 
>>Perhaps he's reading and can explain some of the problems.
>>
>>Caml polymorphism&functors and C++ templates seem to have different
>>properties, and I wonder what you can and can't write in each.
> 
> 
> I'm also concerned about compilation times. When writing C++ code, having to 
> keep template definitions in header files in their entirety is frequently my 
> reason not to write templated code.

Templates are "nasty" citizens of the C++ world. I've had 
*so* many problems tracking down bugs in code using STL 
templates. Basically, the "write once, compile many" 
strategy of C++ yields situations where the semantics of the 
algorithms coded in a template depends upon the type 
parameter you pass to the template itself. Abominable.

Stick to Caml: "Write Once, Compile Once, Link Many".

Alex



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