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C++ Input/Output#

Instead of

stdin().read_line(&mut buffer).unwrap();
println!("Hello I am {name}!!!");

we can overload the shift operators on cin and cout to allow

cin >> &mut buffer;
cout << "Hello I am " << name << "!!!" << endl;

Variadic Functions#

Instead of

std::cmp::max(x, y);
[w, x, y, z].into_iter().max();

we can make

// max+ is like std::cmp::max but better
// it supports >2 arguments
max+(x, y);
max+(w, x, y, z);

More Concise Builders#

Here's a more serious one. Builder pattern sometimes involve a lot of repeated method calls. Take for example this usage of the warp web framework.

let hi = warp::path("hello")
    .and(warp::path::param())
    .and(warp::header("user-agent"))
    .map(|param: String, agent: String| {
        format!("Hello {}, whose agent is {}", param, agent)
    });

What if the API look like this instead?

let hi = warp::path("hello")
	+	warp::path::param()
	+	warp::header("user-agent")
	>>	|param: String, agent: String| {
			format!("Hello {}, whose agent is {}", param, agent)
		};

Infix Functions#

Instead of

x.pow(y);
dot_product(a, b);
a.cross(b.cross(c).cross(d))

we can make

x ^pow^ y;
a *dot* b;
a *cross* (b *cross* c *cross* d);

Lots of people wanted this!

Doublefish#

std::mem provides these functions

size_of::<T>();
size_of_val(&value);

Turbofish enthusiasts would enjoy size_of but not so much size_of_val, so let's make our own improved version of size_of_val that's more turbofishy

size_of::<T>();
size_of_val<<&value>>();

Join and Race#

Futures combinators can have short-circuiting behaviors

// quit if any of the 3 errors
(fut1, fut2, fut3).try_join().await;

// quit if any of the 3 succeeds
(fut4, fut5, fut6).race_ok().await;

let's communicate this through & and |

(TryJoin >> fut1 & fut2 & fut3).await;
(RaceOk >> fut4 | fut5 | fut6).await;

Useful Links#

• Discuss this on Reddit
• Playground containing the implementations behind some of the code shown here
• std::ops docs
• Rust operators precedence table