Re: Introducing "Array Of" RFC

From:	Andrea Faulds	Date:	Mon, 20 Jan 2014 19:24:24 +0000
Subject:	Re: Introducing "Array Of" RFC
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On 20/01/14 19:17, Sara Golemon wrote:
ArrayOf is not a separate topic from Generics, it is by definition a
narrowly-scoped form of generics.  "ArrayOf Foo" is a "Foo"
specialization of the array generic (even if it's not labeled as such
due to not having other types of generics).  "This is an array, but
it's an array just for Foos".  Can arrayof be implemented in a way
which hides this heritage? Sure, but should it?

This is a quite good point. If we're introducing limited-scope Generics here, what's wrong with using Generics syntax, especially since it will be familiar to C#, C++ and Java users?
-- 
Andrea Faulds
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Thread (73 messages)

• Andrey AndreevThu, 16 Jan 2014 20:14:08 +0000
  • Andrea FauldsThu, 16 Jan 2014 20:20:35 +0000Re: Introducing "Array Of" RFC
    • Andrey AndreevThu, 16 Jan 2014 20:28:05 +0000
      • Sara GolemonThu, 16 Jan 2014 20:43:34 +0000
        • Stas MalyshevThu, 16 Jan 2014 23:07:52 +0000
          • Alexander MFri, 17 Jan 2014 08:00:24 +0000
  • Stas MalyshevThu, 16 Jan 2014 23:05:43 +0000Re: Introducing "Array Of" RFC