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[jira] [Updated] (SPARK-1095) Ensure all public methods return explicit types

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-1095?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Patrick Wendell updated SPARK-1095:
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    Reporter: Patrick Wendell  (was: Patrick Cogan)

> Ensure all public methods return explicit types
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>                 Key: SPARK-1095
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK-1095
>             Project: Apache Spark
>          Issue Type: Sub-task
>            Reporter: Patrick Wendell
>            Assignee: prashant
>             Fix For: 1.0.0
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> This talk explains some of the challenges around typing for binary compatibility:
> http://www.slideshare.net/mircodotta/managing-binary-compatibility-in-scala
> For public methods we should always declare the type. We've had this as a guideline in the past but we need to make sure we obey it in all public interfaces. Also, we should return the most general type possible.



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