Re:C++17: I See a Monad in Your Future
by eru on Thursday February 27, 2014 @08:50PM
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> There just isn't a direct relation back to the real world with a term like "monoid".
And that might even be a good thing. The stencil analogy for C++ templates gives you a warm fuzzy feeling, but doesn't actually help you program. Contrast: the one line definition of Monoids is all there is to them. That's all there is to know about Monoids.
And that might even be a good thing. The stencil analogy for C++ templates gives you a warm fuzzy feeling, but doesn't actually help you program. Contrast: the one line definition of Monoids is all there is to them. That's all there is to know about Monoids.