> On Dec 11, 2015, at 8:19 AM, Jeff Kelley via swift-evolution
> <swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote:
>
> I’ve had similar ideas to this. Instead of ditching the if let syntax
> altogether, another approach would be to use the existing name if no new name
> is given, so that this code:
>
> if let foo = foo { /* use foo */ }
>
> could become this code:
>
> if let foo { /* use foo */ }
>
> In both cases, foo is non-optional inside the braces. If you gave it another
> name with the if let syntax, that would work as it does today.
Hi Jeff,
This is commonly requested - the problem is that while it does help reduce
boilerplate, it runs counter to the goal of improving clarity.
-Chris
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