import segregation about zig HOT 4 CLOSED

use "a.zig";

This would import everything into the global namespace.

use "a.zig" as a;

To use a.zig symbols with this style, use a::symbol.

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How about this instead for an explicit namespace:

use a = "a.zig";

That looks more like you're creating a symbol and initializing it. The as syntax you proposed is borrowed from python, which also uses that syntax for its with syntax. But for zig, as is used for type casting, so it doesn't seem appropriate in this context.

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I like that. It's more consistent with typedef syntax.

type foo = other;

from zig.

use was from when I thought to borrow rust syntax. Given the new syntax proposal, how about renaming use to import?

from zig.