[swift-evolution] [Review] SE-0101: Rename sizeof and related functions to comply with API Guidelines

[Erica Sadun]

> On Jun 21, 2016, at 7:07 PM, Dave Abrahams <dabrahams at apple.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> on Tue Jun 21 2016, Erica Sadun <erica-AT-ericasadun.com <http://erica-at-ericasadun.com/>> wrote:
> 
>>> On Jun 21, 2016, at 6:06 PM, Dave Abrahams <dabrahams at apple.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> It's just that I don't think this part of the library API is important
>>> enough, to enough people, that this readability is worth the additional
>>> exposed surface area (and further exposure later on—I can easily imagine
>>> a “minimumAlignment”).  I would *much* rather keep this stuff corralled
>>> in a single namespace where it can all be found.
>> 
>> See? That, I totally get.
>> 
>>> I think you represented it just fine, thanks... I just don't think
>>> you're accounting for the big picture.  These APIs are not like “map,”
>>> “filter,” and “Dictionary.”  They're specialty items that you should
>>> only reach for when performing unsafe operations, mostly inside the guts
>>> of higher-level constructs.
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Dave
>> 
>> Would you like me to edit it and flip the proposal then? Put the
>> MemoryLayout in as primary, mine as secondary, and add in text to
>> explain that the motivation is less usability than serving an unsafe
>> API with minimal surface area?
> 
> Well, the review has already started, so I don't think we ought to go
> inverting the proposal now.  Let's see how the discussion plays out.  If
> at the end, you agree with my point-of-view, you can say so and the
> review manager and core team will take that into account.

No, I'd do edits on a gist page not in-place

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