[swift-evolution] Make non-void functions @warn_unused_result by default

Matthew Johnson matthew at anandabits.com
Thu Dec 10 18:04:45 CST 2015


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> There are a number of operations that sensibly return values, but are frequently used only for side effects, such as `pop` on a stack. I agree they're in the minority, and @warn_unused_result's polarity is backwards, but they're a big enough minority that the inverse attribute is valuable.

Sure, that makes sense as long as it’s used relatively sparingly! :)


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