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diff --git a/pages/projects/type_as_value.md b/pages/projects/type_as_value.md index 839e691..5a8e37a 100644 --- a/pages/projects/type_as_value.md +++ b/pages/projects/type_as_value.md @@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ As its name implies it follows the overall concept of viewing types as values and templates as functions manipulating those values. -This library is a expanded reimplementation of my previous attempt at this problem: [ConstList]. As detailed in the appropriate [blog article] the mixed approach between generic lambda expressions, `constexpr` marked functions and template metaprogramming doesn't offer sufficient flexibility which led me to approach compile time computation in a slightly different manner via this new library. As one might notice this boils down to using _Scheme_ as a metaphor for C++ template metaprogramming. In fact all [test cases] and examples are documented by representing their logic in _Scheme_. +This library is a expanded reimplementation of my previous attempt at this problem: [ConstList]. As detailed in the appropriate [blog article] the mixed approach between generic lambda expressions, `constexpr` marked functions and template metaprogramming doesn't offer sufficient flexibility which led me to approach compile time computation in a slightly different manner via this new library. As one might notice this boils down to using _Scheme_ as a metaphor for C++ template metaprogramming. In fact all [test cases] and [examples] are documented by representing their logic in _Scheme_. Its MIT licensed source code is available on both [Github] and [cgit]. +Furthermore an overview of this library alongside some background information is available in the form of a blog article on [using _Scheme_ as a metaphor for template metaprogramming]. + ## Current features * guaranteed evaluation during compile time @@ -41,11 +43,12 @@ const std::size_t count = tav::Length< ~~~ {: .language-cpp} -Additionally there is a implementation of the _Sieve of Eratosthenes_ available as a more extensive [example]. +More extensive [examples] are available in the form of implementations of the _Sieve of Eratosthenes_ as well as of a _Turing machine_. [ConstList]: /page/const_list/ [blog article]: /article/a_look_at_compile_time_computation_in_cpp/ +[using _Scheme_ as a metaphor for template metaprogramming]: /article/using_scheme_as_a_metaphor_for_template_metaprogramming/ [Github]: https://github.com/KnairdA/TypeAsValue/ [cgit]: http://code.kummerlaender.eu/TypeAsValue/ [test cases]: https://github.com/KnairdA/TypeAsValue/blob/master/test.cc -[example]: https://github.com/KnairdA/TypeAsValue/blob/master/example/prime/prime.cc +[examples]: https://github.com/KnairdA/TypeAsValue/blob/master/example/ |