Type Erasure

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A programming technique for handling different types through a shared interface.

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Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by framework updates, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.

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5Hacker News·7/14/2026framework_update
Beautiful Type Erasure with C++26 Reflection
The post introduces rjk::duck, a single-header C++ library that uses C++26 reflection to simplify advanced type erasure. It aims to reduce boilerplate while supporting owned and non-owned objects, interface composition, adapters, and extension methods, though it currently requires GCC with experimental reflection flags.