> On Nov 20, 2017, at 10:07 PM, Chris Lattner via swift-evolution > <swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I’ve significantly revised the ‘dynamic callable’ pitch, here’s a second > edition:
Ugh, the actual correct link is: https://gist.github.com/lattner/a6257f425f55fe39fd6ac7a2354d693d > > I’ve incorporated a bunch of feedback from the first round of discussion: > > - I’ve significantly increased the motivation section, talking about the > value of solving this problem, and explaining why IMO an “ObjC Importer” > approach is a bad idea. > - I’ve made it possible for (e.g.) a Javascript client to implement support > for this while statically rejecting keyword arguments, but allow (e.g.) a > Python implementation to accept them. > - I’ve expanded the model to support the name lookup requirements of Ruby and > other smalltalk’y languages that require a base name + argument labels be > present to resolve calls. > - I’ve expanded the alternatives section to explain why statically resolvable > callables are orthogonal to this proposal and already pretty well served by > Swift today. > - I’ve expanded the alternatives section to talk about F# type providers, > explaining why they don’t solve this problem and are an interesting follow-on > refinement to consider after taking this proposal (or something like it). > > That said, there is at least one specific obviously bad thing about this > proposal: the name “DynamicCallableWithKeywordsToo” which I appreciate help > on. > > If you’re interested in this topic, I’d really appreciate it if you’d read > the new draft of the proposal. It is significantly different than the > original draft. I welcome suggestions for improvements to the proposal, and > insight into anything that is unclear or insufficiently motivated. > > Thanks! > > -Chris > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
