@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ confusion, because it seems intuitively backwards to many: the bigger scope is a
*subtype* of the smaller scope.
*subtype* of the smaller scope.
This does in fact make sense, though. The intuitive reason for this is that if
This does in fact make sense, though. The intuitive reason for this is that if
you expect an `&'a u8` , then it's totally fine for me to hand you an `& 'static
you expect an `&'a u8` (for some concrete `'a` that you have already chosen),
u8`, in the same way that if you expect an Animal in Java, it's totally fine for
then it's totally fine for me to hand you an `&'static u8` even if `'static !=
me to hand you a Cat. Cats are just Animals *and more* , just as `'static` is
'a`, in the same way that if you expect an Animal in Java, it's totally fine
just `'a` *and more* .
for me to hand you a Cat. Cats are just Animals *and more* , just as `'static`
is just `'a` *and more* .
(Note, the subtyping relationship and typed-ness of lifetimes is a fairly
(Note, the subtyping relationship and typed-ness of lifetimes is a fairly
arbitrary construct that some disagree with. However it simplifies our analysis
arbitrary construct that some disagree with. However it simplifies our analysis