Should overloads be allowed?

[pboyer]

def fooString( a : string) def fooNumber( a : number)

a = { "ok", 1 }; b = typeof(a) == "string"; c,d = filterByBoolMask( b, a ); e = fooString( c ); f = fooNumber( d );

vs.

def foo( a : string) { return 1; }

def foo(a : number) { return 2; }

a = { "ok", 1 }; b = foo( a ); // { 1, 2 }

[pboyer]

If removed:

• Would need to update users
• Handle removal in .NET FFI
• Update all .NET libraries

[pboyer]

Interacts with

• Replication
• Libraries
• FFI's (.NET, protobuf)
• Existing issues with static vs member overloads
• Node UI

[pboyer]

@ke-yu Assigning you as I think you already may have written this up.