From: eregontp@...
Date: 2014-11-25T20:12:03+00:00
Subject: [ruby-core:66461] [ruby-trunk - misc #10541] Remove shorthand string interpolation syntax

Issue #10541 has been updated by Benoit Daloze.


I agree, I think this syntax exception is confusing, harder to read and most Ruby editors will insert {} after # so it is not saving any keystroke in that case.
Additionaly, it might also encourage using $global_vars, @@class_vars and @ivars over accessors due to the shortened syntax but that is definitely not what we want.

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misc #10541: Remove shorthand string interpolation syntax
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/10541#change-50082

* Author: Daniel Morrison
* Status: Open
* Priority: Normal
* Assignee: Yukihiro Matsumoto
* Category: syntax
* Target version: current: 2.2.0
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I would like to see the shorthand string interpolation syntax, "foo#@bar" deprecated and then removed in 3.0.

My reasons:

1. Most experienced Ruby developers I've talked to don't even know it exists.
2. It has been the cause of real problems. http://status.cloudamqp.com/incidents/vj62pnp62tj9

When a syntax is not widely known and has the potential for problems, I think it makes sense to deprecate and remove. 



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