Re: syntax sugar for functions

[Robert Burke <sharpobject@...>]

Hello,

Indeed, the syntax proposed is currently valid:

> a = setmetatable({}, {__call=function(_,x) print(x[1][1]) end, __add=function(a,b) return b end})
> (a){{ a + 2 }}
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On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 6:59 PM Spar <developspartv@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Your syntactic sugar basically adds entirely new syntax which is not used anywhere in language. These {{ }} are crazy and ambiguous
> On 7 Oct 2021, 12:56 +0300, eugeny gladkih <john@drweb.com>, wrote:
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> hi,
>
> what about funny syntax sugar for functions definition, lazy people are welcome to upvote
>
> function( a ) return a + 2 end -> (a){{ a + 2 }}
> function() do-something end -> (){{ do-something }}
> {{ do-something }}
>
> good for small functions passing as parameter. the idea is that list in {{ }} returns the last calculated expression (or the list)
>
> --
> Yours sincerely, Eugeny.
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