Vector manifesto

[xwu (Xiaodi Wu)]

The earliest discussion of fixed-sized arrays, not linked to or mentioned in your document, is this one:

Proposal: Contiguous Variables (A.K.A. Fixed Sized Array Type)

To better support interfacing with lower level systems, like graphics libraries for example, it would be helpful to support the concept of contiguous variables. The most common use case for this would be to create a Matrix struct that can be passed as data into something like Metal. This can be accomplished now, using something like the following: Current Option 1: struct Matrix2x2 {     var m00: Float     var m01: Float     var m10: Float     var m11: Float } OR Current Option 2: s…

It's a lengthy discussion that is worth reviewing to incorporate its insights.