Re: Typed array properties V2

From: Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 21:21:06 +0000
Subject: Re: Typed array properties V2
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> As far as I know, the only viable way to do that is to make the array > intrinsically typed, which means that types are validated when elements are > inserted into the array, not when it is passed across a function boundary. > In other words, array generics. > What if we left the array type alone, and instead focussed on "list<Foo>" type and "dict<string, Foo>", "dict<int, Bar>" types? That would allow a clear break from previous behaviour, and would allow you to introduce other changes (e.g. removing string -> int coercion for numeric string keys).

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