[Mono-list] Resource System Proposal

[Serge]

> think that adding a `_'
> keyword is an idea worth submitting to ECMA,
> and if they decide to include this on the long run

I have a somewhat mixed feelings about possibility that such keyword can be
introduced.
It's my personal impression, but I think issues such as internationalization
belong to library/runtime domain and not to the language itself.
Also I think gettext syntax is convoluted, especially in the context of
overall library/language design. All coding conventions used in .NET
compilers/libraries is a followup to Microsoft's verbose naming traditions.
I mean they use WaitForSingleObject instead of sem_wait. I'm not advocating
either tradition, I use both depending on the current mood ;-)
However, for average C#/Java/VB coder gettext syntax is convoluted:
    _("Hey?!");
Horrors! :-)

Sergey