This is your friendly reminder that this meeting is starting in about 15
minutes!

Tom.

On 2/22/26 11:15 PM, Tom Honermann via SG16 wrote:
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> SG16 will hold a meeting Wednesday, February 25th, at 19:30 UTC
> (timezone conversion
> <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20260225T193000&p1=1440&p2=tz_pst&p3=tz_mst&p4=tz_cst&p5=tz_est&p6=tz_cet>).
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> The agenda is:
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> * P3412R3: String interpolation <https://wg21.link/p3412r3>.
> * P3951R0: String Interpolation with Template Strings
> <https://wg21.link/p3951r0>.
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> SG16 previously reviewed *P3412R1 <https://wg21.link/p3412r1>* during
> the 2025-02-26 SG16 meeting
> <https://wiki.isocpp.org/2025_Telecons:SG16Teleconference2025-02-26>.
> Concerns raised then included interaction with the preprocessor, the
> phases of translation, handling of escape sequences, standalone
> usability, and integration with std::format(). Bengt will present a
> brief overview of the proposal and the updates in the new revisions
> intended to address prior SG16 review feedback.
>
> *P3951R0* is a new paper courtesy of Barry that offers an alternative
> perspective on string interpolation that makes different tradeoffs
> relative to P3412R3.
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> Please try to set aside time to read both of these papers before the
> meeting as there are many details to consider. Spend some time
> considering possible future use cases (from an SG16 perspective) and
> the ability for each design to evolve to satisfy them.
>
> I don't expect discussion on these papers to conclude at this meeting.
> Plan for 30 minutes of presentation and clarifying questions for each
> paper. We'll then proceed with general discussion. Ideally, discussion
> would lead authors towards a unified/merged design or a determination
> that one proposal or the other is objectively better suited to desired
> and anticipated uses. If consensus for a single design fails to
> emerge, then we'll focus on understanding the points of contention
> with a goal of ensuring LEWG is well informed of the relevant tradeoffs.
>
> Tom.
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