DIP1046, "ref For Variable Declarations", has been Accepted

[Vladimir Marchevsky]

On Sunday, 23 June 2024 at 13:29:21 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
> DIP1046, "ref For Variable Declarations", has been accepted:
>
> https://github.com/dlang/DIPs/blob/master/DIPs/accepted/DIP1046.md

> which reduces the complexity of the code, as long-winded global 
> names get a shorthand

Does ref add anything compared to using an alias?..