> On Nov 13, 2017, at 10:11 AM, Shawn Erickson via swift-evolution > <swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 10:02 AM C. Keith Ray via swift-evolution > <swift-evolution@swift.org <mailto:swift-evolution@swift.org>> wrote: > > You said "compact" removes nil values, so I'd name it "removeNils". > > Terms like "ignoring" and "skipping".
Keep in mind that this does *slightly* more than just remove nils—it also removes a level of optionality so that it isn't *possible* for there to be nils anymore. It's the difference between `if let foo = foo` and `if foo != nil`. -- Brent Royal-Gordon Architechies
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