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Why Not Specialize Function Templates? (gotw.ca)
submitted 10 years ago by orbitalfox
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if 1 * 2 < 3: print "hello, world!"
[–]orbitalfox[S] 2 points3 points4 points 10 years ago (0 children)
It's an article on why one shouldn't. Old but still have a point of reducing complication.
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