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

[Shawn Erickson]

I would print it out and staple a $20 to the back of it and drop it his way
with a wink.

...on a more serious note I like this naming suggestion. +1 from me
On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 9:00 AM Erica Sadun via swift-evolution <
swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:

> The best way to pass the Dave Test is to ask him directly, for example:
>
> *Dave:*
>
> *Do you think the stdlib team would be okay with a naming scheme like *
> *Syntax.Literal.ArrayProtocol,  Syntax.Literal.IntegerProtocol, etc. We
> think *
> *this **produces a clear description of the conformant role and one that
> is unlikely to be *
> *misinterpreted. It may read less fluently but it's also less subject to
> confusing users. *
>
> *This naming scheme uses the Syntax namespacing, and creates a Literal
> subspace. *
> *Each protocol is named as "XXXXProtocol". This introduction a distinction
> between *
> *"This is/can be used as  an integer literal" and "Conforming to this
> protocol ensures*
> *that an instance of the type can be written **as an integer literal". *
>
> *The problem with earlier approximations was that people saw
> "Syntax.IntegerLiteralXXX" *
> *and thought the typed could be substituted into expressions where an
> integer literal*
> *was used, and not that an integer literal could be be used to write an
> instance of *
> *the type.*
>
> *So what do (and your team) think of this idea?*
>
> *-- Adrian (and Erica)*
>
>
> On Jul 1, 2016, at 2:08 AM, Adrian Zubarev via swift-evolution <
> swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
>
> We haven’t pass the dave test yet? :D
>
> Still curious what he’d say about Syntax.Literal.*Protocol
>
> One more question:
>
>    - What can the namespace Syntax could be used for except for literals,
>    any idea? (I have no clue.)
>
>
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