On Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 9:20 AM dkearns <vim-dev-git...@256bit.org> wrote:
>
> Is there some strong objection to requiring a keyword modifier? Why is a 
> default needed at all?
>

If we always require a keyword modifier (like private, public, etc.)
in a member/method
declaration, then it will be too cumbersome to add this prefix to each
member/method.
A default makes it simpler.

Regards,
Yegappan

>
> We could require private and keep the required underscore as well. This is is 
> already done for functions/methods which require an uppercase character.
>
> The language uses strictly unnecessary keywords everywhere. In declarations, 
> in particular, they're cheap and clear.
>
> This would also obviate the problem with initialised declarations looking the 
> same as plain assignments.
>

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