[swift-evolution] Reconsidering SE-0003 Removing var from Function Parameters and Pattern Matching

[Dave Abrahams]

on Sun Jan 24 2016, David Owens II <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:

> Removing var from function params, I get that. But the if-binding is
> unfortunate. It's literally a line of code for the sole purpose of
> making the compiler happy.

That's not the purpose; even though I am not a fan of prohibiting "var"
there, I understand that the purpose of doing so is avoiding confusion,
because some people believe they are getting a reference through which
to mutate the contents of the original optional.

-- 
-Dave