String interpolation: make it work #12

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scott · 2023-12-15T02:14:12Z

kredati commented

2023-12-15 02:14:12 +00:00

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String interpolation should be a thing.

Here's the model: Rust's friendliest version of string formatting. https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/macro.format.html, e.g. format!("{x} + {y} = 3"); // => "1 + 2 = 3"

Only bare names can go in the interpolation points.

Unusually, here, interpolation strings will have to be parsed, and not simply passed off. But they can't be parsed like normal code. The current strategy of just chunking something into a giant string token may not be the right thing, however.

String interpolation should be a thing. Here's the model: Rust's friendliest version of string formatting. https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/macro.format.html, e.g. `format!("{x} + {y} = 3"); // => "1 + 2 = 3"` Only bare names can go in the interpolation points. Unusually, here, interpolation strings will have to be parsed, and not simply passed off. But they can't be parsed like normal code. The current strategy of just chunking something into a giant string token may not be the right thing, however.

scott self-assigned this 2023-12-15 21:25:22 +00:00

scott removed their assignment 2023-12-27 04:18:16 +00:00

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labels 2024-04-05 22:56:03 +00:00

scott commented

2024-04-05 22:56:45 +00:00

We're going to want this for Eliza! And we need to have a working Eliza in June. Let's goooooo.

scott added this to the Computer Class milestone 2024-04-26 21:15:10 +00:00

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