[swift-evolution] [Review] SE-0159: Fix Private Access Levels

[Vinnie Hesener]

This discussion escalated real quickly. There are some very bright minds in
the mud right now, but I think there may still be a way to salvage this
discussion.

Chris talked about there being two layers to Swift... the easy mode for
adoption and outreach, then the advanced mode for taking over the world.
This requires a delicate balance of features vs usability (e.g. MS Paint vs
Photoshop). There are various ways to approach that balance, but they
almost always require creativity and cooperation from the smartest guys in
the room.

I'm not one of those guys, but let me throw out some food for thought. Is
there a way to not only please both generalized arguments, but also solve
the root of the problem? For instance, has anyone thought about why we even
call things public, private, etc? Other than their initial meaning, the
answer may be "other languages do it" or even better "that is what prevents
confusion and dupe questions on stackoverflow". Fair enough.

I realize this would be jolting for most, but would anyone be asking the
stackoverflow ether what a **scope** var was? How about a **file** func?
How about a SO title: "What does **module** let myVar refer to?"

Don't we have the opportunity to offer, within reason, a large set of
accessors that are self explanatory? I think it may solve the complexity
for usefulness exchange because they are simply there for the advanced
users that want to use them. There's no choosing for newbs because the
choice is in the name, assuming we name them pristinely (I have faith!).

I'm also a little cooky too, but maybe this can spark some creativity in a
more wholistic solution for both sides.


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