I'm all up for collaborating on this. I've got too many proposals in flight
already:)

Write to me on gasper.azman_at_[hidden] and we will go from there.

G

On Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 20:37 Lénárd Szolnoki <cpp_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Mon, 2024-02-12 at 22:14 +0200, Baruch Burstein via Std-Proposals
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I would like to suggest an addition to the core language. The idea is
> > to allow using `using` to create function aliases, similar to type
> > aliases. e.g.
> >
> > template <class T>
> > int foo() { ... }
> >
> > using foo_int = foo<int>;
> >
> > My questions are as follows:
> > 1. Has this been suggested/discussed before and already decided to
> > not do it? If so, please point me to the reasoning.
>
> I'm aware of one similar recent proposal, although with different
> syntax:
>
> https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2023/p2826r1.html
>
> Personally I would prefer a `using` syntax.
>
> > 2. Does anyone see an obvious reason this would not work / be a bad
> > idea, and so no point in pursuing it?
>
> I think it is a great idea. At least the other similar paper had good
> feedback so far.
>
> > 3. Assuming none of the above, what would be the procedure to suggest
> > this? What are my chances of actually getting something into the core
> > language?
>
> Read up on
>
> https://isocpp.org/std/standing-documents/sd-7-mailing-procedures-and-how-to-write-papers
> if you want to submit a paper.
>
> Consider collaborating with the author of the existing P2826 paper (I
> CC'd him). In any case, you should read that proposal.
>
> > Thank you
>
> Cheers,
> Lénárd
>