[GHC] #8605: Alternative, guard-like syntax for view patterns

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#8605: Alternative, guard-like syntax for view patterns
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        Reporter:  cactus            |                Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by thomie):

 * This ticket was created in reponse to this thread:
 https://mail.haskell.org/pipermail/ghc-devs/2013-December/003447.html.

   * And Simon mentions in https://mail.haskell.org/pipermail/ghc-
 devs/2014-June/005266.html "I'd really like to replace view patterns with
 [wiki:ViewPatternsAlternative]".

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