More Functional Reusability in C / C++ / Objective-c with Curried Functions: working paper

Several mechanisms commonly used in functional programming languages can be beneficial in terms of conciseness and reuse potential in more traditional programming areas, like applications programming or even systems programming. An implementation of functional opetalors for the C, C++ and Objective-C languages, based on the principle or curried functions, is proposed. Its implications in terms of improved power and additional cost are examined. Examples of parameterized function generators, function compositions and closures are given. A particular section shows how closures of C++/Objective-C objects with their member functions can be done with the currying operator