I had a glance through the Japanese proposal some time ago, and it looked very similar to what I had improvised here based my frequent use cases, which feels quite pragmatic, concise, and useful for the majority of use cases. But I also agree with the US committee subgroup to develop a comprehensive solution that covers all corners and then add simplified, concise syntax for more common use cases. What I strongly disagree with the US committee, as a user, is delaying the introduction of the simplified syntax until yet another unknown future standard in the late 2030s, effectively 15-20 years from now. That is just too late.
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