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0 pointsshooly1mo ago0 comments

... and where does that `to_enum_string` come from exactly? It doesn't seem to be built-in, which is the point of the parent comment.

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SuperV12341mo ago· 2 in thread

It's a fair comparison. The parent comment isn't showing the compiler source code for the built-in reflection mechanisms.

You won't have to care about ^^ and [:X:] if you just want to consume reflection-based utils, which was the whole point of my comment.

shoolyOP1mo ago

What? No. Parent comment is comparing C++ to modern programming languages, showcasing how they provide commonly used utilities out-of-the-box instead of making every programmer re-implement them again and again and again and again and again.

SuperV12341mo ago

The parent comment is quite clear:

> Why do I have to be familiar with all those weird symbols just to do a trivial thing ?

And my answer demonstrates that you do not have to.

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gpderetta1mo ago

The whole point of reflection is that it doesn't have to be builtin.

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