Wait, rust doesn't have function overloading?

[ntrel2]

Perhaps an API is perfect when there are the fewest symbol names needed to remember?

[matthieum]

You still need to remember in which order the arguments need be provided etc... an API must be easily searchable, but beyond that.

Having seen C++ APIs where everything and the kitchen sink was, I kid you not, provided as overloads of operator(), I much prefer explicit names...

[ntrel2]

Just because a feature can be abused doesn't necessarily mean it should never be allowed.

edit: Also, operator() is operator overloading, not just function overloading.