<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I think it’s more confusing (albeit not as educational) to have two different words here. For example, if I create a protocol with associated types that are used in protocol functions, then I want to implement that protocol in a class/struct tying those types to concrete types. Having two different words feels unnatural even if it is more technically accurate.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">For example:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">protocol ProductMaker {</div><div class=""> typealias Product</div><div class=""> func makeFoo() -> Product </div><div class="">}</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">struct FooMaker : ProductMaker {</div><div class=""> typealias Product = Foo</div><div class=""> func makeFoo() -> Product {</div><div class=""> return Foo()</div><div class=""> }</div><div class="">}</div><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 7, 2016, at 6:55 PM, Pierre Monod-Broca via swift-evolution <<a href="mailto:swift-evolution@swift.org" class="">swift-evolution@swift.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><font class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class="">What is your evaluation of the proposal?<br class=""></span></font></div></div></div></blockquote>I'm ok</div><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><font class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>* Is the problem being addressed significant enough to warrant a change to Swift?<br class=""></span></font></div></div></div></blockquote>Yes, the current keyword is odd</div><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><font class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>* Does this proposal fit well with the feel and direction of Swift?<br class=""></span></font></div></div></div></blockquote>Not bad, this would be my second choice if I was the only one using swift (the cz</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><font class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>* If you have you used other languages or libraries with a similar feature, how do you feel that this proposal compares to those?<br class=""></span></font></div></div></div></blockquote>N/A</div><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><font class=""><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>* How much effort did you put into your review? A glance, a quick reading, or an in-depth study?<br class=""></span></font></div></div></div></blockquote><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="">A bit more than a quick reading of the discussion</div></div></div></div><br class=""><div class="">Pierre</div></div><div class=""><br class="">Le 3 janv. 2016 à 07:38, Douglas Gregor <<a href="mailto:dgregor@apple.com" class="">dgregor@apple.com</a>> a écrit :<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8" class="">Hello Swift community,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The review of "Replace `typealias` keyword with `associatedtype` for associated type declarations” begins now and runs through Wednesday, January 6th. The proposal is available here:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0011-replace-typealias-associated.md" class="">https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0011-replace-typealias-associated.md</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">Reviews are an important part of the Swift evolution process. All reviews should be sent to the swift-evolution mailing list at</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution" class="">https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">or, if you would like to keep your feedback private, directly to the review manager.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">What goes into a review?</div><div class=""><br class="">The goal of the review process is to improve the proposal under review through constructive criticism and, eventually, determine the direction of Swift. When writing your review, here are some questions you might want to answer in your review:<br class=""><br class=""><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>* What is your evaluation of the proposal?<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>* Is the problem being addressed significant enough to warrant a change to Swift?<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>* Does this proposal fit well with the feel and direction of Swift?<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>* If you have you used other languages or libraries with a similar feature, how do you feel that this proposal compares to those?<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>* How much effort did you put into your review? A glance, a quick reading, or an in-depth study?<br class=""></div><br class=""></div><div class="">More information about the Swift evolution process is available at</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/process.md" class="">https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/process.md</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Cheers,</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Doug Gregor</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Review Manager</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div>
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