Adding scala.io.Target

[omidb]

It's a first version of a SLIP doc for adding Target to IO and completing the scala.io

[retronym]

Can you show a code snippet that uses Java nio to write to a file, and contrast with a snippet that uses this API?

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/io/file.html has a few examples.

[omidb]

done! let me know if it's enough or if I have to add anything else

[dickwall]

From SLIP committee meeting,

Concerns: Source is somewhat discouraged in its current form, either needs to be deprecated or reworked.

If you add Target with the same flaws it is unlikely to be accepted, however the idea of reworking Source in addition has some favor.

Needs to find a "slipherd".

Maybe a good target for an IO expert group

Jon Pretty - suggestion
Jesse Eichar - suggestion
Haoyi Li - suggestion

[pathikrit]

Throwing my hat in here. I wrote a library to make I/O in Scala intuitive and I got a lot of positive response to it:
https://github.com/pathikrit/better-files

[SethTisue]

Closing since the SLIP process is being replaced by the new Scala Platform Process (http://www.scala-lang.org/blog/2016/11/28/spp.html). SLIP proposers are encouraged to resubmit under the new process.