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Docs: Spell C++ lambdas like functions, not variables
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Authored by dexonsmith on Jul 5 2018, 12:54 PM.

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I argue we should spell C++ lambdas (and other function-like variables) like functions, not like variables.

  • Use verbs, not nouns.
  • Use lowerCamelCase.

Thoughts?

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dexonsmith created this revision.Jul 5 2018, 12:54 PM

I've started an RFC on llvm-dev to discuss whether we should make this change:
http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/llvm-dev/2018-July/124466.html

lattner accepted this revision.Jul 7 2018, 8:12 AM
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Patch LGTM, I'd suggest including an example like `auto updateResult = [&](){...`

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Jul 7 2018, 8:12 AM

Only lambdas, and not other functors (like std::function, etc)?

So we could end up with code like:

MyFunctor = myLambda;

Though I suppose that's OK - and it's only in the local scope of a function
& not like any interesting object-like operations (such as assignment) can
be done with the lambda as the subject anyway, so it does look a lot like a
function... (except you can't assign it to a function pointer - but at
least the lambda should be nearby in the code so that's not too confusing)

Only lambdas, and not other functors (like std::function, etc)?

So we could end up with code like:

MyFunctor = myLambda;

Though I suppose that's OK - and it's only in the local scope of a function
& not like any interesting object-like operations (such as assignment) can
be done with the lambda as the subject anyway, so it does look a lot like a
function... (except you can't assign it to a function pointer - but at
least the lambda should be nearby in the code so that's not too confusing)

I was just about to commit this (with an example), then I saw your comment which I had missed. The idea would actually be:

myFunctor = myLambda;

Essentially, objects primarily used as callable things would be spelled like functions.

Would you rather carve out lambdas specifically?

dexonsmith abandoned this revision.Aug 25 2019, 8:25 AM

Abandoning this in light of the recent discussions.

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