DIP 1003 Formal Review

[Timon Gehr via Digitalmars-d]

On 12.05.2017 18:17, Mike Parker wrote:
> The first stage of the formal review for DIP 1003 [1], "Remove body as a
> Keyword", is now underway. From now until 11:59 PM ET on May 26 (3:59 AM
> GMT on May 27), the community has the opportunity to provide last-minute
> feedback. If you missed the preliminary review [2], this is your chance
> to provide input.
>
> At the end of the feedback period, I will submit the DIP to Walter and
> Andrei for their final decision. Thanks in advance to those of you who
> participate.
>
> [1]
> https://github.com/dlang/DIPs/blob/fbb797f61ac92300eda1d63202157cd2a30ba555/DIPs/DIP1003.md
>
>
> [2] http://forum.dlang.org/thread/qgxvrbxrvkxtimzvnetu@forum.dlang.org

Option 1 is good: There is nothing wrong with the current syntax. [1]

Option 2 is bad: It's the function body, not the function.

Option 3 is ugly: There is no precedent for '...{}{}' belonging to the 
same declaration or statement.





[1] Also, here is a list of existing contextual keywords:

exit
success
failure
C
C++
D
Windows
Pascal
System
Objective-C