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30 changes: 30 additions & 0 deletions proposals/0007-use-dollar-to-start-string-interpolation.md
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# Use $() instead of \() for string interpolation

* Proposal: [SE-0007](https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/proposals/0007-use dollar to start string interpolation.md)
* Author(s): [Wu Yang](https://github.com/pinxue)
* Status: **Review**
* Review manager: TBD

## Introduction

Use $(expr) to replace current \(expr) to interpolate string literal.

## Motivation

Currently, \(expr) is used for interpolation of string literal. \ starts character escaping as well in string literal, which makes \( ) looks quite unbalance. Use $( ) makes the string literal looks much more comfortable.

## Proposed solution

$(expr) and ${expr} are widely used for years. Considering $(expr) is closer to \(expr), let's take $(expr).

## Detailed design

Let's change "\n(\(name),\(value))\n" to "\n($(name),$(value))".

## Impact on existing code

Existed code will lose interpolation without modifying. Compiler may detect the legacy interpolation syntax and issue an error. An auto-rewriting wizard can be a part of project migrating in Xcode.

## Alternatives considered

Another way is to use \(expr\), which is one letter more and a little harder to type than $(expr)
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# Add const as alias of let

* Proposal: [SE-0008](https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/proposals/0008-add-const-as-alias-of-let.md)
* Author(s): [Wu Yang](https://github.com/pinxue)
* Status: **Review**
* Review manager: TBD

## Introduction

Add const as alias of let.

## Motivation

const is more related to var than let, which may makes source code a little easier to read.

## Proposed solution

Add const as an alias of let.

## Detailed design

Programmer may write const instead of let in source code. Mixing of const and let is forbidden though to avoid confusion.

## Impact on existing code

It is harmless new syntax sugar, thus no impacts.
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I'd argue two keywords to do the same thing would be confusing to new Swift programmers.


## Alternatives considered

N/A