Re: [elixir-core:6325] Improvement: the syntax for importing functions from modules

2016-09-15 Thread Onorio Catenacci
I am -1 (almost - 2) on more syntactic sugar. I don't think the current syntax is difficult or confusing so I don't believe adding sugar over it is really gaining anything. oc On Thu, Sep 15, 2016, 1:32 PM Ben Wilson wrote: > Here's the thing. Right now import doesn't require any special syntax

Re: [elixir-core:6325] Improvement: the syntax for importing functions from modules

2016-09-15 Thread Ben Wilson
Here's the thing. Right now import doesn't require any special syntax. It's data driven, and uses elixir structures that already exist and are usable. Every single option you listed requires changes to the parser, new language constructs or both. All to do exactly what we can right now. I don't