[swift-evolution] Thoughts on replacing \() with $() or some other symbol

[Xiaodi Wu]

That said, I think it's nice that \, #, $, and @ are all used in unique
scenarios. What about going a little classical with %?
On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 16:10 Dave Abrahams via swift-evolution <
swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:

>
> on Tue Jun 21 2016, Kenny Wyland <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm new to the list and I just searched through the archives as best I
> > could to see if someone else had already brought this up, but I didn't
> find
> > anything. Forgive me if this horse has been beaten.
> >
> > I find that typing \(var) is very disruptive to my typing flow. The more
> I
> > code in Swift, the more I like it, but every time I'm coding and then
> have
> > to hiccup while typing \ then ( causes me to be annoyed. I know, it's
> > minor, but it isn't a key combination that flows quickly.
> >
> > I would much rather have $() or perhaps ${} (like Groovy lang) or perhaps
> > @() to go along with other uses of @ throughout the language.
> >
> > A shifted key, like $ or @, followed by another shifted key like (,
> allows
> > for a much faster flow and they are much closer to the home keys than \
> > which is nearly as far from home keys as possible (and awkward).
>
> I'm forced to agree that \ is quite awkward for something that may be
> used so pervasively, and $ would likely meet more peoples' expectations.
>
> --
> Dave
>
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