As much fun as it to example with foo, I would argue the opposite when you use
some real world variable names:
if let someInterestingViewConroller = someInterestingViewConroller {
}
vs
If let someInterestingViewConroller {
}
We know what let does and it should be enough to impart the necessary
information for this statement.
When it comes to newcomers I think you'd be hard pressed to find somebody who'd
be able to understand either form without teaching; so not losing much there.
> On Dec 19, 2015, at 10:01 AM, Chris Lattner via swift-evolution
> <swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote:
>
>
>> 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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