Replacing self types with `This`?

A quick pointer for today, to this issue discussion. The idea at hand is to remove Scala 2’s concept of self types (which have always been one of the more curious and confusing corners of the language) with a new This type.

I’m not by any means convinced that it’s sufficient, but it’s an interesting idea. If you want to read more, or chime in, go check out the issue…