Lightning Talk: The Finer Points of Parameter Packs
summary
Demonstrates compile‑time recursion over parameter packs using template recursion, then shows it breaks when the base case and recursive case swap order, producing unintended instantiations and multiple function variants. Introduces a brittle fix with type wrappers to stabilize overload resolution, then replaces SFINAE-style control with C++17 constexpr if to get predictable compile‑time control flow. The final technique compiles and behaves as intended.
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