[swift-evolution] [Proposal Draft] Literal Syntax Protocols

[Matthew Johnson]

> On Jun 28, 2016, at 9:05 PM, Erica Sadun <erica at ericasadun.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On Jun 28, 2016, at 7:52 PM, Matthew Johnson <matthew at anandabits.com <mailto:matthew at anandabits.com>> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> On Jun 28, 2016, at 8:35 PM, Erica Sadun via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org <mailto:swift-evolution at swift.org>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Jun 28, 2016, at 6:13 PM, Dave Abrahams <dabrahams at apple.com <mailto:dabrahams at apple.com>> wrote:
>>>>> Or we're clueless AND it's a bad name.
>>>> 
>>>> It's possible, but until we have an objective rationale for why it's bad
>>>> (arguments that it seems to imply what turns out to be the actual
>>>> meaning of the protocol don't count!), *and* a better alternative, it's
>>>> sort of moot.  If you don't like `Syntax.IntegerLiteral` or
>>>> `Syntax.IntegerLiteralExpressible` then I'm out of suggestions.
>>>> 
>>>>> func f<T: IntegerPromotion>() -> T {
>>>>>    return 42 // the answer to everything
>>>>> }
>>>> 
>>>> Promotion means something very different; something that we actually
>>>> expect to incorporate into the language one day.
>>> 
>>> Syntax.MarvinTheDepressedIntegerLiteral
>> You really have me laughing with some of these!  Thanks Erica. :)
> 
> A few more, with a slightly different approach that pushes the literal part towards the end of the name:
> Syntax.SupportsIntegerLiterals
> Syntax.AcceptsIntegerLiterals
> Syntax.IncludesIntegerLiterals
> Syntax.IncorporatesIntegerLiterals

If you want to pick out your favorites I’ll be happy to update the proposal to include them in the alternatives section.
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