> On Jul 5, 2016, at 11:05 AM, Xiaodi Wu <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I don't mind `initialize(from:forwardToCount:)`, but I do have trouble with
> Brent's suggestion of `initialize(from:backwardFromCount:)`. It adds
> ambiguity as to whether the pointer in the first argument points to the 0th
> element or the (count - 1)th element from which initializing is proceeding
> backward, a problem that does not exist with the currently proposed version
> `initializeBackward(from:count:)`. I don't find the symmetry wins compelling
> enough to overcome that additional ambiguity.
That’s a good point, but I think both forms are equally ambiguous.
-Andy
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