The state of string interpolation

[Sebastiaan Koppe]

On Friday, 7 December 2018 at 18:46:05 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer 
wrote:
> But just for fun, let's compare to string interpolation 
> strawman:
>
> 	text(iq"CODETEMPLATE
> 		void ${funcName}(${funcParams.formatted!"%-(%s, %)"}) {
> 			${generateBoilerplate}
> 			for (i; 0 .. ${numIter})
> 			{
> 				${generateFuncBody}
> 			}
> 		}
> 	CODETEMPLATE");
>
> Oh, and it requires zero library support. It just works, as if 
> you called it with the parameters in the right place.
>
> With:
>
> alias argf = formatted!("%-(%s, %)";
>
> then the function declaration becomes:
> 		void ${funcName}(${funcParams.argf}) {
>
> -Steve

This is just plain awesome. I fail to see how anybody can be 
against this. The more so when you consider it only requires a 
small change to the frontend.

I especially like the formatted alias. It just keeps getting 
better.