[swift-evolution] [Pitch] Move @noescape

[Brent Royal-Gordon]

> I suppose that makes sense.

Sorry to double-post, but I'm actually rethinking @autoclosure.

My feeling is that we should only attach information to the *type* if it follows the value around and if, at least in principle, it would make sense in at least some other type-like contexts. @noescape fits the bill; I can easily see the semantics and utility of this:

	let closure: @noescape Foo -> Bool = { $0.isBar }

But @autoclosure isn't the same way. It's concerned with the syntax used in the parameter list, not the semantics. Perhaps I would feel differently if it were an attribute that said "make this a computed variable bound to an expression which changes every time you set it":

	var currentDate: @expression NSDate = NSDate()
	if useServerDate {
		time = server.currentDate()
	}

But that's not what @autoclosure does; it takes an expression, wraps it in a closure, and drops it into an otherwise perfectly normal variable. That just doesn't feel like functionality that should be attached to a type.

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Brent Royal-Gordon
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