* What is your evaluation of the proposal?

Mixed. I definitely think we need the functionality, but I think naming it 
“Self” may be confusing, since it means “self” and “Self” will mean two 
distinct things, despite varying only in the case of the first letter.

* Is the problem being addressed significant enough to warrant a change to 
Swift?

Definitely. As the proposal says, MyExtremelyLargeTypeName.staticMember is very 
unwieldy and awkward, and also fragile in case the type's name is changed.

* Does this proposal fit well with the feel and direction of Swift?

I feel that if given a name other than Self, it will be. As proposed, there is 
a potential for confusion between “self” and “Self”.

* If you have used other languages or libraries with a similar feature, how do 
you feel that this proposal compares to those?

Objective-C has [[self class] classMethod] but lacks type checking on it. This 
is an improvement.

* How much effort did you put into your review? A glance, a quick reading, or 
an in-depth study?

Read through the whole thing.

Charles

> On Apr 20, 2016, at 12:16 PM, Chris Lattner via swift-evolution 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hello Swift community,
> 
> The review of "SE-0068: Expanding Swift Self to class members and value 
> types" begins now and runs through April 25. The proposal is available here:
> 
>       
> https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0068-universal-self.md
>  
> <https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0068-universal-self.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 
> <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, eventually, determine 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 you 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 
> <https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/process.md>
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> -Chris Lattner
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