Implement temporary alternative IDE-compatible annotation for "value" keyword

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    • Type: Enhancement
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: P3
    • repo-valhalla
    • Affects Version/s: repo-valhalla
    • Component/s: tools

      Early experimenters with with value types are finding
      that the "codes like a class" aspect works well.

      One difficulty is that the "value" keyword confuses
      IDEs and editors.

      If the javac parser were to accept "@__value__"
      as a *temporary* alias for the "value" quasi-keyword,
      IDE and editors would be able to process the syntax
      more easily.

      It's a shallow change, and one we'd want to remove
      as IDEs adopt the "value" keyword, but it might help
      reduce friction for early experimenters.

            Assignee:
            Srikanth Adayapalam (Inactive)
            Reporter:
            John Rose
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