Inline imports redivivus

[Zach Tollen]

On Sunday, 6 March 2022 at 06:06:59 UTC, max haughton wrote:
> On Sunday, 6 March 2022 at 05:21:12 UTC, Zach Tollen wrote:
>> No one suggested:
>>
>> import.std.datetime:SysTime
>>
>> Seems concise and grammatically unambiguous.
>
> `import.identifier` may be grammatically unambiguous but is 
> potentially the opposite of that for the humans.
>
> Visual noise is underrated - *code* should be concise but 
> syntax should be loud.

I agree, except that syntax highlighters could easily make this 
particular syntax loud with distinctive colorings. Even without 
any training they would already be highlighting 'import'. But 
it's a valid point.