[swift-evolution] [Review] SE-0024 "Optional Value Setter `??=`"

[Rob Mayoff]

>
> The review of SE-0024 "Optional Value Setter `??=`" begins now and runs
> through February 18, 2016. The proposal is available here:
>
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> https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0024-optional-value-setter.md
>
>
>    - What is your evaluation of the proposal?
>
> I like it.


>
>    - Is the problem being addressed significant enough to warrant a
>    change to Swift?
>
>
Yes. It's not a huge problem, but the solution is small.


>
>    - Does this proposal fit well with the feel and direction of Swift?
>
> Yes.


>
>    - If you have used other languages or libraries with a similar
>    feature, how do you feel that this proposal compares to those?
>
> Seems just right. I've used ||= in perl and ${var:=value} in sh.


>
>    - How much effort did you put into your review? A glance, a quick
>    reading, or an in-depth study?
>
>
I read the entire original discussion on the list, and I spent about two
minutes reading the proposal.
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