...out how to grep for instances of RAII and/or TI using this proposed syntax...

I'm going to chime in with the people who don't like (5).  I...

Actually that's not so bizzare at all, because "new" already accepts parameters.

http://digitalmars...

I think

  scoped int a = expr;

should be ok. Allowing that enables you to treat...

...auto' remain as it is except for RAII. RAII only makes sense for classes and...

That will have some affect on this:

    int (a) = 3;
    writefln(a);
    int (exit) = 9...

I realized 'scope' is already a keyword.  I think that's why people are gravitating...

Yeh, I suppose.  On the other hand my specification of a type is a kind...

...make it obvious that it's a RAII class instance, either use a different keyword...

That doesn't look particularly consistent to me.
In one case you have int vs...