Pre-RFC: Raw identifiers

[eddyb]

As a data point, Dart uses #ident - it also has it for operators, so #+ refers to the method defined as operator+ (borrowed from C++), equivalent to our Add::add.

[withoutboats]

We need to do something like this to ever be able to create new reserved words (necessary for the catch syntax for example). I think @cuviper’s proposed syntax strikes a good balance between sugar and salt, and the point about r# or br# being the only syntaxes that don’t break 1.0 macros seems compelling also.

I’d encourage someone to post an RFC.

[cuviper]

Ok, I’ll get all the feedback here incorporated and post that soon.

[withoutboats]

@cuviper Do you have an update on this? We’d love to get an RFC into FCP before the impl block

[cuviper]

I apologize for my tardiness, but here it is: https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull/2151

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