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I like the current proposal for a ?-> operator, but `qq{Foo $Bar?->[0]}` would become weird. Either it would optionally dereference or it would not match the normal expression when interpolating. (Methods not working this way already confuse people.) The same problem already exists for postfix dereferencing like `qq{$Foo->@*}` without the postderef_qq feature.
I would like to propose we blithely steal template literals from JavaScript, with some modifications. We add a new quote-like operator, "qt", which does not interpolate like qq, but has its own method for interpolation. We ignore the "tagged templates" feature of JavaScript.
In a qt string, there are two special forms: `${ EXPR }` and `@{ EXPR }`. These evaluate the expression in them in scalar and list contexts, respectively, and then interpolate the result. The list form joins the list elements with `$"`.
This eliminates the need for the `@{[ … ]}` form in qq strings. It means you can easily interpolate method calls and simple expressions like $a+$b.
I'm not 100% happy with the propose spelling of the special forms, and we could get by eliminating the list one (because "join" exists). I think the feature's worth adding, anyway. Objections / endorsements before I write something more formal?
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rjbs
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