# Questions about the future of Protocols with Associated Types

**URL:** <https://forums.swift.org/t/questions-about-the-future-of-protocols-with-associated-types/14784>\
**Category:** Discussion\
**Created:** [July 26, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/questions-about-the-future-of-protocols-with-associated-types/14784 "2018-07-26T20:44:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/questions-about-the-future-of-protocols-with-associated-types/14784/7 "2018-07-27T08:35:57Z")

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I would like to link this thread [post](https://forums.swift.org/t/casting-a-type-to-a-protocol-with-self-requirements/13708/17) to the current topic. Unfortunately there wasn't any update on GPs since we had this conversation. cc to @regexident

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