Async / Await syntax straw poll

Current standings. (The poll is still open)

From most to least approved:

Macro style syntax 65.6% approve 29.4% favorate 2.1% it’s complicated 32.8 dislike

Keyword 59.5% approve
26.5% favorate 0.7% it’s complicated 38% dislike

Postfix macro style syntax 54.0% approve
36.0% favorate 2.9% it’s complicated 43.1% dislike

Keyword with braces 40% approve 11.8% favorate 60% dislike

# Sigil 39.4% approve 21.3% favorate 60.5% dislike

@ Sigil 37.2% approve 18.4% favorate 62.8% dislike

Function style syntax 34.3% approve 8.1% favorate 65.7% dislike

Keyword with optional parenthsis 34.3% approve 9.6% favorate 65.7% dislike

Method call style syntax 33.6% approve 14.7% favorate 66.3% dislike

Field! access style syntax 33.6% approve 7.3% favorate 66.4% dislike

keyword with ? specal case 30.7% approve 13.2% favorate 69.3% dislike

Postfix space syntax 28.5% approve 13.2% favorate 71.5% dislike

Sigil + await suffix 24.8% approve 5.9% favorate 75.2% dislike

Field access style syntax 21.2% approve 8% favorate 78.8% dislike

Keyword with additional try keyword 14.5 % approve no favorates 85.5% dislike

.. Sigil + await 13.8% approve 86.2% dislike

Observations

  • Keyword has risen to second place.
  • Function style syntax has dropped a lot.
  • Several of the less popular items have continued to loose ground to the more popular options.
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