Sometimes I feel like we need a winning sigil for this, one that would look good, it is not already taken and easy to type in all keyboards.
Maybe we'll have to start looking at emojis :-) > On Mar 21, 2017, at 9:13 PM, Matthew Johnson via swift-evolution > <swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote: > > > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Mar 21, 2017, at 8:00 PM, Ben Rimmington <m...@benrimmington.com> wrote: >> >> Re: <https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/pull/644> >> >>> On 21 Mar 2017, at 13:16, Matthew Johnson wrote: >>> >>> I think the language is best served if all unbound members are accessible >>> using the same syntax. IMO this proposal does the right thing by choosing >>> consistency with existing language features. The current syntax for >>> unbound methods works and hasn't caused any confusions I'm aware of in >>> practice. >>> >>> I don't feel too strongly about what syntax we use as long as it's concise >>> and works for accessing all unbound members. If people want to make the >>> case for using `#` instead of `.` to do this I won't object but I won't be >>> a vocal advocate either. However, I think that should be an independent >>> proposal if somebody wants to pursue it rather than a bike shed on this >>> proposal which would only lead to inconsistency between key paths and >>> unbound methods if it succeeds. >> >> A new syntax for key paths and function references could resolve: >> >> * the "compound name syntax for nullary functions" problem; >> <https://lists.swift.org/pipermail/swift-evolution/Week-of-Mon-20170220/032890.html> >> >> * the source-breaking change of SE-0042 (if reconsidered for Swift 4); >> <https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0042-flatten-method-types.md> > > I would like to see both of these problems resolved. If somebody put > together a solid proposal for this I would probably support it (depending on > details of course). > >> >> -- Ben >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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
