[swift-evolution] [Idea] Remove optional pattern binding

[Brent Royal-Gordon]

> Pattern binding for optionals will look like:
> 
> if let x? = y { ... }

I suggested precisely this in February. The core team shot it down:

> We tried this* and got a lot of negative feedback. Optionals are unwrapped too often for people to be comfortable writing "if let name? = optionalCondition".


https://lists.swift.org/pipermail/swift-evolution/Week-of-Mon-20160201/008964.html

Having said that, this still seems like a good idea to me, but they're the ones with implementation experience; all I have is an elegant idea.

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Brent Royal-Gordon
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