[swift-evolution] [Review] SE-0090: Remove .self and freely allow type references in expressions

[Xiaodi Wu]

On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 8:33 PM, Chris Lattner via swift-evolution <
swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:

>         * What is your evaluation of the proposal?
>

I suspect few would argue against the premise, namely that .self should go.
One quibble with the details, though:

```
  useType([Int])         // Passes Array<Int>
  useArray([Int])         // Passes an array, containing Int
```

This seems a little magical; by contrast, [Int.self] vs. [Int].self is
unambiguous. Moreover (not that I can conceive of a use for it), wouldn't
things get hairy if one tries to express `[[Int].self]`? I'd like to
propose an alternative:

Python has a trailing comma rule for tuples. That is, to distinguish a
parenthesized expression from a single-item tuple, the latter must be
written as `(item,)`. Perhaps the same idea could be used in this case.
That is:

```
[Int] // Array<Int>
[Int,] // an array, containing one element Int
```

        * Is the problem being addressed significant enough to warrant a
> change to Swift?
>         * Does this proposal fit well with the feel and direction of Swift?
>         * If you have used other languages or libraries with a similar
> feature, how do you feel that this proposal compares to those?
>         * How much effort did you put into your review? A glance, a quick
> reading, or an in-depth study?
>
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>
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