Re: [Initial Feedback] Typed Arrays

From: Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 21:04:30 +0000
Subject: Re: [Initial Feedback] Typed Arrays
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On 26/06/2024 21:56, Casper Langemeijer wrote:

 Generics or bust.


I do not understand the reasoning behind that. Is it because we really want generics, but when the 95% use-case is solved we fear that there would not be enough momentum to get that? I'd love to have generics too, but a very simple array syntax would in my opinion still add a lot of value, even if we already had generics.


It's not that there wouldn't be enough momentum; if anything, a successful typed arrays PR could give rise to such momentum. If it were possible to have typed arrays that were fully compatible with an (imagined) generics specification then I would be all for it. The problem is, how can we ever ensure compatibility with something that doesn't exist?

It seems to me we either solve is problem properly (with generics) or not at all.

Cheers,
Bilge

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