[coldtea]

>However, this would force developers to escape every $ sign in the literal text of a string template while continuing to write $ without escapes in string literals and text blocks.

The other side is that now they'll make them think they can also write \{foo} in string literals and text blocks, and they'll find out it doesn't work.

[masklinn]

I would assume that will keep being a compilation error.

It also seems to be a very "think of the morons" point to raise.

[coltonweaver]

Correct, this example is also in the JEP:

  String name = "Joan";
  String info = "My name is \{name}";
  | error: processor missing from template expression