I have to admit I haven't read the entire thread, so maybe I missed discussion
of this.
I, too, don't like the `params in code` syntax. After a year and a half with
Swift, I now remember it, but it still reads funny, and I see new developers
struggle with it frequently. I've also used Ruby quite a bit, but I really
don't like the `||` syntax there either.
What I would do is pull the parameters/type signature out of the braces and put
a symbol in front of them. For example:
let names = people.map => person { person.name }
database.saveRecord(record) => record, error {
if let record = record {
completionHandler(true)
}
else {
handleError(error!)
}
}
`=>` is used here merely because it's been discussed upthread; I actually think
it's a little too heavy for this role, but I don't have a great replacement
immediately at hand.
A no-parameters closure would not require a `=>`; a bare block would still do
there. I suppose the capture list would still go before the parameters, but
after the `=>`. Other closure features remain the same—you can still use the
`$N` implicit parameters, and you can still use `->` to specify a return value,
`()` to surround the parameters, `:` to specify exact types, etc.
--
Brent Royal-Gordon
Architechies
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