[swift-evolution] End of source-breaking changes for Swift 3

[Austin Zheng]

On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 2:37 PM, Ted F.A. van Gaalen <tedvgiosdev at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Austin, thank you, please see inline
> ?
> I have explained this many times before, didn’t I?
>
> Its removal causes a very crucial limitation/change in the way
> one writes programs, So writing about this for;; subject is
> very, very different from long discussions like those about
> allowing a comma at the end of a list or not…
> because removing the for;; has a very heavy impact.
>
> Furthermore, IMHO the decision to remove the for;; was based
> on very subjective loose and partly irrelevant criteria.
>
>
I don't care how good your reasons are, the fact of the matter is that it
was extensively discussed, a decision was made, and it is now a done deal.
Please remember that these are high-traffic lists that many people
subscribe to; complaining about the C for loop is a waste of everybody's
time. At the very least, please respect the process and put together a
proposal that we can all discuss, instead of asking Chris or whoever to
step in and make an exception because you don't like it.

Austin



> For example the suggestion, that experienced
> programmer will refrain from using the for;;
> was ridiculous. It’s a bit like assuming that a technicians
> will not use a screw drivers anymore..
>
> I’ve wrote about this extensively before.
>
>
>
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