[swift-evolution] [Review] Replace `typealias` keyword with `associatedtype` for associated type declarations

[Tino Heth]

Hi Erica,

sorry for the late reaction — but I've been busy writing code instead of emails ;-)

> Why secrecy? There is none. I was asked to run a poll. I ran a poll using the best information I had at the moment.

I hope I could clear up some misunderstandings in the answer to Chris (no conspiracy theory here ;-) and that you don't have the impression I'm accusing you for the poll (I consider it to be an act of pure kindness).
Maybe you even agree with me partially about the potential dangers of surveys:
I still wonder why no one complained that "associated" wasn't chosen, despite being the most popular option. Sure, some may have changed their mind, but even now, there are people saying they prefer that discarded possibility.
I can think of four possible explanations for this observation (all of them with a share of "the actual keyword is so unimportant, I don't really care"):
- all changed their mind (great — everyone is happy)
- participants lost their interest and have never seen the final proposal
- participants are disappointed by the choice, but remain silent because they don't want to look like nitpickers
- participants are disappointed by the choice, but remain silent because they lost faith in the process

I guess the last one is to dramatic to be real (I've been referring to the community process; I never had much faith in polls ;-), but the first is the only one that leaves no sour taste...

Best regards,
Tino

To quash possible rumors: I personally do my nitpicking loud and proud, and I didn't start this tiny meta-discussion in frustration — as long as I only have to use the word with working autocompletion, "associatedtype" is fine for me ;-)