Discussion Thread: DIP 1029--Add throw as Function Attribute--Final Review

[Paul Backus]

On Tuesday, 5 May 2020 at 15:30:38 UTC, Tove wrote:
> Good digging! I agree with you and Andrei, but using template 
> syntax would be an additional improvement, it's not about 
> saving one char, but avoiding matching () in the common case.
>
> attribute!true
> attribute!false
> attribute!(boolExpr)

It seems more confusing to me to use template syntax for 
something that isn't a template.

We already use parentheses for stuff like `extern(C)`. Using them 
for function attributes is a natural extension of that.