Python-like Use of the Comma Expression

[ryuukk_]

On Thursday, 10 August 2023 at 10:41:12 UTC, Basile B. wrote:
> On Thursday, 10 August 2023 at 02:28:08 UTC, Timon Gehr wrote:
>> On 8/8/23 18:47, Vijay Nayar wrote:
>>> 
>>> **Question**: Would D benefit from using commas to define 
>>> tuples rather than triggering an error when the result of a 
>>> comma-expression is used? Right now, because the errors, the 
>>> result of a comma expression is a bit of "unused real estate" 
>>> in the language.
>>> 
>>> The easy syntax for dealing with tuples of values is 
>>> especially useful in writing logic for machine-learning 
>>> algorithms, and has helped Python gain and hold a strong 
>>> foothold in this area, but where performance is needed, 
>>> Python libraries like PyTorch turn to C++. Perhaps this could 
>>> be D instead.
>>
>> The answer is yes, though I don't think changing the 
>> precedence fits the D grammar.
>>
>> My DIP draft: 
>> https://github.com/tgehr/DIPs/blob/master/DIPs/DIP1xxx-tg.md
>>
>
> That link is for static-foreach, right one is 
> https://github.com/tgehr/DIPs/blob/tuple-syntax/DIPs/DIP1xxx-tg.md

6 years ago, wow..

Builtin tuple has been on my wishlist for a long time, time flies 
too fast..