(Forgot CC. How's that Discord coming along? 😜)
> On 7 Apr 2017, at 13:07, Lucas Neiva <[email protected]> wrote: > > +1 > > I think declaring property types is beneficial to readability. > > It seems to me like properties are on the same level as functions, where > types are also not inferred. I see them both as “members”, if you like. > > Another thing is that computed properties also require an explicit type, > which sometimes trips me up a bit when mixing computed and normal properties. > >> On Apr 07, 2017, at 09:21 AM, Daniel Duan via swift-evolution >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> Hi all, >> >> In a discussion about inferring parameter types from default value, Slava >> brought up some performance problems caused by type inference for stored >> properties in side types: >> >> https://lists.swift.org/pipermail/swift-evolution/Week-of-Mon-20170313/033882.html >> >> Towards the end, the post mentioned that some Swift team members >> contemplated requiring types for stored properties in type declarations. I >> think this idea deserves some more attention. Hence this last minute >> idea-floating. >> >> In addition to solving a performance headache in implementation, there're >> always the general benefit of making type declartion more explicit and >> readable (clarity for reader should out-weigh pleasure of the author). >> Making the >> language slightly more consistent (we are not inferring types for default >> parameter values in function anyways). >> >> The cons for doing this are obvious too: the inference makes the language >> feels more friendly and is, undoubtedly, a beloved feature for many. This >> would be a source breaking change. >> >> Just thought I'd float the idea to gather some quick reaction. What do y'all >> think? >> >> Daniel Duan >> _______________________________________________ >> swift-evolution mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution
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