[swift-evolution] [Review] SE-0086: Drop NS Prefix in Swift Foundation

[Rod Brown]

> Proposal link:
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> https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0086-drop-foundation-ns.md <https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0086-drop-foundation-ns.md>
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>> What is your evaluation of the proposal?
> +1 to all except renaming classes that are planned in the future to become value types, and the NSCoding issue.
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> I agree with Brent that I am unconvinced we should take off NS from those we have identified as future value types. Classes we highly suspect should become value types should retain their NS prefix at this time, as preparation to avoid the mess that would be to come from reverting, deprecating etc. Just because we don’t have enough time to get these value types sorted right away doesn’t mean we should shoot ourselves in the foot by changing things we’ve already identified as high potential for Value Type Transition. If we identify other types later on that should move to value semantics, these strategies would work, but I wonder why deliberately create a headache for ourselves?
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> I am uncertain about the NSCoding proposition as it is not a generic concept that is platform agnostic. It is a baked in, Objective-C, Apple-only paradigm that seems to me should retain it’s NS prefix.
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>> Is the problem being addressed significant enough to warrant a change to Swift?
> It’s important to get Swift Foundation and Objective-C Foundation heading in the right direction, and to provide for more Swiftification in Foundation in the future, so I think this is significant enough.
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>> Does this proposal fit well with the feel and direction of Swift?
> Yes and no. I agree with Brent that dropping NS on high-probability value types is not a wise move, and will slow down value type adoption. It seems easier to deprecate the name with NS at a later date if it is determined it must stay a reference type, than it would be trying to go the other way when we decide to move something to value type.
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>> If you have used other languages or libraries with a similar feature, how do you feel that this proposal compares to those?
> N/A
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>> How much effort did you put into your review? A glance, a quick reading, or an in-depth study?
> Read through the proposal, and have followed the preceding discussions regarding value type adoption and the name transition.
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