Parameter names in types.newfunction

[DavidLoveLuau]

RFC: Parameter names in types.newfunction

This RFC proposes adding the ability to specify parameter names when dynamically constructing function types using types.newfunction()

This will significantly improve readability and developer experience when working with dynamically generated function types in User-Defined Type Functions

RFC file: docs/types-newfunction-named-parameters.md

[itsmath]

Also, as time goes on since I made my RFC on the same topic, I'm starting to think that this is only going to get accepted if there's a nicer solution that doesn't break backwards compatibility (you say this solution doesn't break it, but it does, specifically because of the :parameters() function).

So I'm thinking that we'll probably need to do something closer to my original idea using SoA instead of AoS

[DavidLoveLuau]

Also, as time goes on since I made my RFC on the same topic, I'm starting to think that this is only going to get accepted if there's a nicer solution that doesn't break backwards compatibility (you say this solution doesn't break it, but it does, specifically because of the :parameters() function).

So I'm thinking that we'll probably need to do something closer to my original idea using SoA instead of AoS

Thanks for the feedback!

I agree that backwards compatibility is important. While my current proposal tries to extend the existing setparameters() / :parameters() API with minimal disruption, I also see the potential issues you mentioned.

Your original idea using SoA style instead of AoS actually sounds quite clean and might indeed be a nicer long-term solution. I really like that direction as well.

Honestly, I would be happy if either of our approaches gets accepted