Swift error reporting + code readability with single-line block

Originator:raphael
Number:rdar://17357044 Date Originated:18-Jun-2014 10:49 AM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Developer Tools Product Version:Xcode 6 Beta2
Classification:Enhancement Reproducible:Not Applicable
 
The following very simple code generates an error with Swift:

====
let handler: (() -> ())? = {
	println("test")
}

let handler2: () -> () = {
	handler?()
}
====

Error: Cannot convert the expression's type '() -> $T0' to type '$T4'

This is because handler2 returns Void per its type, but is returning Void? per its code (single line closure). Got it.
Isn't this construct very counter intuitive? (Not just talking of the error message.)

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