*Unlike C++'s templates, a Swift's generic function is semantically a single function.*
Anton, could you provide further insight on this? On Fri, 2 Dec 2016 at 01:03 Anton Zhilin via swift-evolution < swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote: > I disagree with the suggestion. Unlike C++'s templates, a Swift's generic > function is semantically a single function. One can say that together with > a metatype parameter, we pass in witness table. > > What I think we should do is make metatypes easier to use. *Adrian and I > have a PR* that has already been waiting for almost a month: > https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/pull/553 > Plus, removal of .self could simplify such calls. > _______________________________________________ > swift-evolution mailing list > swift-evolution@swift.org > https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution >
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