[swift-evolution-announce] [review extended] SE-0138 UnsafeRawBufferPointer

[Andrew Trick]

In response to feedback, I've revised SE-0138, now named UnsafeRawBufferPointer, and extended the review period by one week, through September 14.

https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0138-unsaferawbufferpointer.md

-Andy

> On Sep 1, 2016, at 3:18 PM, Andrew Trick <atrick at apple.com> wrote:
> 
> I’m resending this for Review Manager Dave A. because the announce list is dropping his messages...
> 
> Hello Swift community,
> 
> The review of "UnsafeBytes" begins now and runs through September
> 7th. This late addition to Swift 3 is a follow-up to SE-0107:
> UnsafeRawPointer. It addresses common use cases for UnsafeRawPointer,
> allowing developers to continue working with collections of UInt8 values,
> but now doing so via a type safe API. The UnsafeBytes API will not require 
> direct manipulation of raw pointers or reasoning about binding memory.
> 
> The proposal is available here:
> 
>  <https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0138-unsafebytes.md <https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0138-unsafebytes.md>>
> 
> Reviews are an important part of the Swift evolution process. All reviews
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> 
>  <https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution <https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution>>
> 
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> review manager. When replying, please try to keep the proposal link at
> the top of the message:
> 
> Proposal link:
>  <https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution <https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution>>
> 
> 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
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> answer in your review:
> 
>  * What is your evaluation of the proposal?
>  * Is the problem being addressed significant enough to warrant a
>    change to Swift?
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>    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,
> 
> -Dave Abrahams
> Review Manager
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