+1 and agree with Stephen on why

> On 8 Nov 2017, at 8:17 am, Stephen Celis via swift-evolution 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> +1
> 
>> On Nov 7, 2017, at 6:23 PM, John McCall <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>      • What is your evaluation of the proposal?
> 
> BJ summarized my thoughts nicely. I think “flatMap” in its current form is 
> confusing to both newcomers and functional programmers familiar with the 
> nomenclature. I’ve been aware of this disparity and thought about it for 
> awhile. I typically redefine “flatMap” as “mapOptional” in my projects for 
> clarity.
> 
>>      • Is the problem being addressed significant enough to warrant a change 
>> to Swift?
> 
> I think so! It improves the user experience in a significant way to those 
> that encounter the function in the wild.
> 
>>      • Does this proposal fit well with the feel and direction of Swift?
> 
> Yes.
> 
>>      • If you have used other languages or libraries with a similar feature, 
>> how do you feel that this proposal compares to those?
> 
> It fits in well. Swift’s current extra implementation of “flatMap” is the 
> anomaly.
> 
>>      • How much effort did you put into your review? A glance, a quick 
>> reading, or an in-depth study?
> 
> Gave a quick reading to the proposal.
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