On 10/14/2010 08:25 AM, Robert Haas wrote:
>
>> IMHO, I like {} syntax as like as C# because the format strings are extensible.
>> { pos [ : format ] } -- ex {3:l}, {3} (, and {l} could be also supported)
>> Escapes: {{ => {, }} => }
> My personal preference (and Pavel's, I guess) is to use the C-like
> syntax. But I wouldn't be upset if consensus congealed around some
> other option.
They're both somewhat arcane. But I think the C syntax is likely to be
more familiar to a wider group of users (including, for example, perl
hackers) than the C# syntax, and is to be preferred on those grounds alone.
cheers
andrew
