comphead commented on PR #9307: URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow-datafusion/pull/9307#issuecomment-1964673550
> > Basically I'm thinking to create a type alias for Result as such nested generics are hard to read > > I agree on the readability aspects, but I also see the following counter points: > > 1. The name of that alias is likely not shorter > 2. Naming a "result of an option" is hard, esp. since it should make sure it's not an "optional result". To my knowledge there is no ecosystem-wide wording for it > 3. Any alias is an indirection that the reader has to map mentally, while w/o it you can instantly see the type That is also true. Maybe if we can come up with short, concise and meaningful type name -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: github-unsubscr...@arrow.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org