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

[Sune Foldager]

…and I of course meant Ruby when I said Python :p

-Sune

> On 16 Feb 2016, at 19:38, Sune Foldager <cyano at me.com> wrote:
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>> On 13 Feb 2016, at 06:15, Douglas Gregor via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org <mailto:swift-evolution at swift.org>> wrote:
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>> What is your evaluation of the proposal?
> I’m -1. My main objection is the same as others have brought up, namely that, contrary to ??, it keeps us in “optional land”. That is, a ??= b ~> a = a ?? b, so a must be optional.
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>> Is the problem being addressed significant enough to warrant a change to Swift?
> I don’t think so. In Python, where ||= works, I do use that from time to time because it’s “idiomatic”, but I don’t really think it’s very obvious what it does. In Swift, my programming style is a bit different, and I don’t find myself needing it. Especially due to the way it keeps optional (which is obviously not an issue in Python).
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>> Does this proposal fit well with the feel and direction of Swift?
> I don’t know, but I don’t think it’s a very important addition and can lead to confusion instead.
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>> How much effort did you put into your review? A glance, a quick reading, or an in-depth study?
> Read the responses. Thought about my own use, and looked at some Python and Swift code.
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> -Sune
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