On Jun 4, 2019, at 4:22 PM, Brian Goetz <brian.go...@oracle.com> wrote: > > For prototyping purposes, I wouldn't try to use the same token; that's just > making your life harder. Pick something easily parsable, even if its hideous.
In fact, it's often beneficial to adopt a __ClearlyHideousSyntax for prototyping or semantic discussions, because it sends the clear signal that we are not painting the syntax bikeshed yet. If you pick a merely ugly syntax, someone is liable to waste bandwidth trying to fix it for you. No shame, we've all done it, but let's not…