[Pitch #2] Build-Time Constant Values

I like this proposal!

The only comment I have is that I like language features that encourage "fast by default" writing. In C++, it's annoying to see constexpr static written everywhere.

I understand that in C++ and Swift, the compiler is good at optimizing and you don't need to use @const everywhere, and that's fair. In the previous proposal, one reason I liked const instead of let , is because it allows me to use "build-time constant values" as a default.

When it comes to protocols and libraries, overusing @const is certainly an anti-pattern and should be avoided. Again, most of my ire comes from seeing a bunch of ugly constexpr static and preferring something like const in Rust.

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