[swift-evolution] [Review] SE-0109: Remove the Boolean protocol

Taras Zakharko taras.zakharko at uzh.ch
Wed Jun 29 07:48:27 CDT 2016


Just a quick clarification: I was under impression that the utility of Boolean was that one could extend any type to behave as a boolean type and thus be used in control flow constructions etc. Not something that has to do often, but nice to have nevertheless. I would be sad if this functionality were to go. At the same time, I understand the rationale behind this proposal. Maybe we could introduce something like CustomBoolConvertible instead (if not yet suggested)?

Best, 

 Taras


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