I like Jacob's suggestion of "init(describing:)", and I also think the review team should consider the global function alternative. My main goal is also preventing silently incorrect code.
Austin > On May 17, 2016, at 10:14 PM, Karl Wagner via swift-evolution > <swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote: > > I would still prefer a global function; because the output is from > reflection, it’s really more for debugging purposes than actually serialising > something. > > But any change to this gets a +1 from me. It’s too easy to accidentally call > this instead of one of the other argument-less initialisers on String. > > Karl > >> On 18 May 2016, at 05:32, Chris Lattner via swift-evolution >> <swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote: >> >> Hello Swift community, >> >> The review of "SE-0089: Renaming String.init<T>(_: T)" begins now and runs >> through May 23. The proposal is available here: >> >> >> https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0089-rename-string-reflection-init.md >> >> Reviews are an important part of the Swift evolution process. All reviews >> should be sent to the swift-evolution mailing list at >> >> https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution >> >> or, if you would like to keep your feedback private, directly to the review >> manager. >> >> What goes into a review? >> >> The goal of the review process is to improve the proposal under review >> through constructive criticism and contribute to the direction of Swift. >> When writing your review, here are some questions you might want to answer >> in your review: >> >> * What is your evaluation of the proposal? >> * Is the problem being addressed significant enough to warrant a change >> to Swift? >> * Does this proposal fit well with the feel and direction of Swift? >> * If you have used other languages or libraries with a similar feature, >> how do you feel that this proposal compares to those? >> * How much effort did you put into your review? A glance, a quick >> reading, or an in-depth study? >> >> More information about the Swift evolution process is available at >> >> https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/process.md >> >> Thank you, >> >> -Chris Lattner >> Review Manager >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> swift-evolution mailing list >> swift-evolution@swift.org >> https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution > > _______________________________________________ > swift-evolution mailing list > swift-evolution@swift.org > https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution _______________________________________________ swift-evolution mailing list swift-evolution@swift.org https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution
