[swift-evolution] Introduce "associated_type" keyword

[Loïc Lecrenier]

Right. I proposed associated_type simply because that's what SIL calls them, but it is a bad name for Swift. I like associated and withtype though. 

Loïc

> On Dec 6, 2015, at 3:08 AM, Anandabits <matthew at anandabits.com> wrote:
> 
> I like the proposal in general, but the snake case feels decidedly un-Swifty (although I like snake case personally it isn't the Swift convention and I do like strong conventions).
> 
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>> On Dec 5, 2015, at 7:46 PM, Austin Zheng via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I like "associated". Or maybe "withtype". Anything clear and without underscore.
>> 
>> protocol Foo {
>>  associated T
>> }
>> 
>> protocol Foo {
>> withtype T
>> }
>> 
>>>> On Dec 5, 2015, at 5:43 PM, Stephen Celis via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> On Dec 5, 2015, at 8:11 PM, Kevin Lundberg via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> If we must keep this concept, I would prefer something without an underscore for the keyword, like "associatedtype" or perhaps "typeassociation"
>>> 
>>> Or merely "associated".
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