[swift-evolution] Lambda function syntax

[Alexander Regueiro]

Fair suggestion. I’d give this my vote, in fact.

> On 23 Dec 2015, at 02:34, Craig Cruden <ccruden at novafore.com> wrote:
> 
> I would prefer the type definition for functions return type to be the same syntax as the type definition for parameters - which would leave the arrows for things like lambdas.
> 
> i.e. 
> 
>   func test(symbol: String): Bool {
> 
>   }
> 
> 
>> On 2015-12-23, at 9:30:24, Andrey Tarantsov via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
>> 
>> So I believe the opinion of the core team and the community would be generally in opposition to the style you want. I understand your arguments, but somehow they are against the entire experience of me (and, presumably, others) as developers.
>> 
>> To continue our friendly banter, though, do you mind sharing your background? When I read this, I wasn't sure if you're serious or trolling:
>> 
>>> I would propose changing it from:
>>> 
>>> { (param_list) -> return_type in … }
>>> 
>>> to something cleaner like:
>>> 
>>> (param_list) -> return_type => { … }
>> 
>> I wonder if doing something like Haskel a lot makes you more used to that sort of arrow constructs?
>> 
>> This is written in good faith; I hope I used the right tone to indicate that.
>> 
>> A.
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