Re: RFC: String interpolation

[Stefan Monnier]

> (let ((thing-formatted (replace-regexp-in-string " +" " " thing)))
>   (fmt "This is %{thing-formatted}.2f"))
>
> That is, you're forced to both name and introduce a new temporary
> variable, and you have to alter the format statement itself.  (This is
> what PHP programmers do all the time, and it kinda sucks.)

I see no need for renaming and altering the format statement itself:

    (let ((thing (replace-regexp-in-string " +" " " thing)))
      (fmt "This is %{thing}.2f"))

>   (fmt "This is %{thing}.2f"
>        :thing (replace-regexp-in-string " +" " " thing))
>
> This sucks slightly less, in my opinion.

I still don't see much difference.


        Stefan