You haven't lived until you've implemented a compile-time counter in C++: http://b.atch.se/posts/constexpr-counter/ http://b.atch.se/posts/constexpr-counter/ (w

You haven't lived until you've implemented a compile-time counter in C++: http://b.atch.se/posts/constexpr-counter/ http://b.atch.se/posts/constexpr-counter/ (which doesn't rely on compiler bugs)