[swift-evolution] named parameters

[Jordan Rose]

> On Jan 22, 2016, at 7:49, Rob Mayoff via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 8:26 AM, Tino Heth via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org <mailto:swift-evolution at swift.org>> wrote:
> Labels are "just" an aid for programmers, but for the program itself, they have not much more meaning than a comment:
> 
> UIView.insertSubview(_:,belowSubview:) and UIView.insertSubview(_:,aboveSubview:) beg to differ. As do UIView.convertPoint(_:,toView:) and UIView.convertPoint(_:,fromView:). Need more examples? Take a look at UITableViewDelegate.

Agreed. I'm quite happy that Swift labels are effectively part of the method name and therefore consistently applied. Long parameter lists are easy to get lost in.

Jordan

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