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

[Dave Abrahams]

on Wed Jun 29 2016, David Sweeris <davesweeris-AT-mac.com> wrote:

> Would adding a "init(_: T.self) {...}" solve that issue?
>

? I don't see how.

>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jun 29, 2016, at 01:54, Dave Abrahams via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
>> 
>> My worry is that people will write 
>> 
>>  MemoryLayout(Int.self).size 
>> 
>> when they mean
>> 
>>  MemoryLayout<Int>.size 
>> 
>> (often because for some reason they don't like angle brackets).
>> 
>> I prefer to make the uncommon case much harder to write.

-- 
Dave