Template instantiation syntax

[Walter Bright]

Max Samukha wrote:
> I hope this insignificant issue is not taking too much of your and
> Andrei's time.

Implementing it isn't a problem. The volume of messages about it 
consumes the bulk of the time <g>.

I don't agree that it is insignificant. A lot of programmers are put off 
by C++ templates, myself included. The question is, why? They shouldn't 
conceptually be that complicated. I think syntax is a big part of it. I 
just can never seem to get a mental grip on the C++ template syntax. 
Like makefiles, I write C++ templates by copy/paste/modify related ones. 
This is just wrong. If the syntax can be made more intuitive and 
appealing, I believe it will break down the barriers to using templates 
naturally.

I've seen this happen for other things. Syntax matters.