> On Jul 23, 2017, at 3:18 PM, Taylor Swift via swift-evolution > <swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote: > > > If we’re actually going to try and establish a relationship between the FSA > asterisk and the multiplication asterisk, this is even more problematic. How > does the asterisk work in FSA literals, where there is no type annotation to > go on the right of the asterisk? > > Also introducing contextual keywords like “of” is going to cause a huge > amount of problems with syntax highlighters considering how often the word > “of” is used as an argument label in Swift. The words “as” and “stride” > already make for some interesting code highlighting, “of” would take it to a > whole new level.
I think I mentioned it at the end of the proposal, but there’s a reason I’m using comma/colon/semicolon for FSAs. They are already reserved separators within Swift’s syntax. The multiplier ideas or “of” seem to be just for cuteness; why take a token out from being free to reserved for a purpose that can be mechanically done by an existing separator token. — Daryle Walker Mac, Internet, and Video Game Junkie darylew AT mac DOT com _______________________________________________ swift-evolution mailing list swift-evolution@swift.org https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution
