Re: [RFC] Shorter Attribute Syntax Change RFC 0.2
| From: | Derick Rethans | Date: | Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:12:50 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [RFC] Shorter Attribute Syntax Change RFC 0.2 | ||
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On Tue, 4 Aug 2020, Levi Morrison wrote:
> > I agree with Theodore's points, including that this is metadata on a
> > declaration, not a declaration itself.
>
> Is this technically true? I haven't peeked at the grammar. I suspect
> it is a declaration and not an optional piece of data on a
> declaration, like say
public.
IMO this is irrelevant anyway. An attribute isn't just a keyword like
public, or int. It is *only* an attribute **because** it preceded by a
specific token; this makes it not just a declaration.
cheers,
Derick
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