[swift-evolution] [Review] SE-0115: Rename Literal Syntax Protocols

[Matthew Johnson]

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> On Jul 2, 2016, at 6:11 AM, Anton Zhilin via swift-evolution <swift-evolution at swift.org> wrote:
> 
> -1 from me. I suggest to wait until we get generic protocols
> in Swift 4, then we can use the following:
> 
> protocol From<T> {
>    init(_ from: T)
> }

This is extremely unlikely to happen.  Generic protocols and multiple conformances are listed as unlikely in the generics manifesto.  This *exact* use case is cited as the usual motivation for this feature and deemed insufficient.  

If you want to see generic protocols and multiple conformances I think you're going to need to provide extremely compelling use cases in order for that proposal to be considered.  And I would be surprised to see it make Swift 4 even if you do find sufficient motivation.

> 
> And deprecate all the weird Convertibles.
> 
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