[swift-evolution] [Pitch] Importing Objective-C 'id' as Swift 'Any'

[Matthew Johnson]

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> On Jul 2, 2016, at 12:21 AM, Chris Lattner via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
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>> On Jul 1, 2016, at 9:11 PM, David Waite via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
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>> +1!
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>> To me, it feels like the ambivalent dynamic casting is a temporary complexity, and that at some point in the future the need to expose legacy reference types like NSString outside swift-supplied or user-created bridging code will disappear completely.
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>> This also will get rid of some of the rough edges in the various corelibs where value types cannot be supported because some platforms have a backing library written in Objective-C. Swiftier indeed!
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>> Is this something you are pushing for in Swift 3? It seems appropriate but ambitious.
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> Yes, we’re trying for it.  “Appropriate but ambitious” is an accurate assessment - this is a huge stretch by the entire team but Swift 3 is the right time for it.

It looks that way for sure - I was surprised to see this so late in the cycle.  I really appreciate the team devoting the effort to try and get it done now.  It will make a big difference.

> 
> -Chris
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