Re: [PROPOSAL 5.4] alternate way of format/pack/unpack (in the string library)

["Aaron B." <aaron@...>]

On Fri, 26 May 2017 17:32:49 +0200
François Perrad <francois.perrad@gadz.org> wrote:

>     printf("x = %d  y = %d", 10, 20);                           -- C
>     string.format("x = %d  y = %d", 10, 20)                     -- Lua 5.0
>     ("x = %d  y = %d"):format(10, 20)                           -- Lua 5.1
>     cout << "x = " << 10 << "  y = " << 20;                     -- C++
>     string.buffer():put'x = ':put(10):put'  y = ':put(20)       -- proposal

The C/Lua 5.0/Lua 5.1 way looks a lot more readable to me, compared to
the C++/proposal method.

The reason being, with the format string, in a glance I can see what
the output will look like. With the stream, I have to put all the pieces
together in my mind first.


-- 
Aaron B. <aaron@zadzmo.org>