[swift-evolution] [Review] SE-0172: One-sided Ranges

[Nevin Brackett-Rozinsky]

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>    - What is your evaluation of the proposal?
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> Strong +1, especially for the unary operators. They make code clear,
concise, and elegant.

Pattern matching against one-sided ranges looks great, and being able to
use postfix “...” to create a sequence is niche but nifty.


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>    - Is the problem being addressed significant enough to warrant a
>    change to Swift?
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> Definitely. The excessive verbosity of “startIndex” and “endIndex” is a
drag on readability when subscripting.


>    - Does this proposal fit well with the feel and direction of Swift?
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> Replacing a long awkward incantation with a simple and aesthetic
alternative is about as Swifty as it gets!


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>    - If you have used other languages or libraries with a similar
>    feature, how do you feel that this proposal compares to those?
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> Closest would be Matlab with colons for ranges and the “end” keyword. This
proposal is far superior.


>    - How much effort did you put into your review? A glance, a quick
>    reading, or an in-depth study?
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> Participated the discussion when it came up on-list, and read through the
proposal again now that it’s up for review.

Nevin
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