From: andrew@...
Date: 2015-10-08T17:44:20+00:00
Subject: [ruby-core:71021] [Ruby trunk - Misc #10541] Remove shorthand string interpolation syntax

Issue #10541 has been updated by Andrew Vit.


This shorthand only works for variables with sigils (instance, class, global), not local variables. Was it decided that `@x="b"; "a#@x"` is not ambiguous, but `x="b"; "a#x"` is not? Maybe there is an argument for consistency here too.

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Misc #10541: Remove shorthand string interpolation syntax
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/10541#change-54396

* Author: Daniel Morrison
* Status: Open
* Priority: Normal
* Assignee: Yukihiro Matsumoto
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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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