rfc template

copy this template when creating a new rfc. replace the frontmatter and content with your proposal.

---
rfc: "0000"
title: your title here
status: draft
created: "2026-01-01"
target: α2
---

sections to include

one paragraph explanation of the feature.

why are we doing this? what use cases does it support? what problems does it solve?

the technical design of the feature. this should be detailed enough that someone familiar with the language could implement it.

syntax: proposed syntax additions or changes with code examples.

semantics: how does it interact with existing features?

implementation notes: high-level notes on implementation strategy.

why should we not do this?

what other designs were considered? why was this approach chosen?

how do other languages handle this? what can we learn from them?

what parts of the design are still undecided?

what future extensions could build on this?