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.