Compiling Swift generics, Part I - Development Compiler - Swift Forums

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Way back in 2016 I wrote a couple of (now mostly outdated) blog posts talking about how types and declarations are represented in the compiler, and at the time I promised a third installment which would discuss generics. A few of you have asked me about this over the years... Well, I finally got around to starting a write up about how generics work last year, and I think I its finally in good enough shape that I can release the first part of what is going to be a three part series. So here it i...

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