DIP 1003 Formal Review

[Timon Gehr via Digitalmars-d]

On 14.05.2017 17:39, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 5/12/2017 9:17 AM, Mike Parker wrote:
>> The first stage of the formal review for DIP 1003 [1], "Remove body as a
>> Keyword", is now underway.
>
> A combination of Options 1 and 2:
>
> 1. Introduce 'function' as an alternative to 'body'.
> 2. Turn 'body' into a contextual keyword.
> 3. Deprecate 'body' as a contextual keyword.
> 4. Eventually remove 'body' as a contextual keyword.
>
> The advantages of this are:
>
> 1. 'body' can immediately be used as a regular identifier.
> 2. Existing code is not immediately broken.
> 3. Can have a decent deprecation period for users using 'body'.
> 4. No long term problems with contextual keywords.

The drawback is that option 2 is not a good option.