Re: Proposal: Array syntax
| From: | Derick Rethans | Date: | Wed, 05 Nov 2003 13:18:34 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Proposal: Array syntax | ||
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On Wed, 5 Nov 2003, Ilia Alshanetsky wrote:
> I do not like the new syntax at all. If anything it seems rather unnatural and
> what do you save, typing of 5 characters that makes it clear that this is an
> array to even the most novice of users? It certainly not going to make the
> code any faster and if anything will only add confusion.
>
> Firm -1.
Right, one point of confusion is using [] both for initialising array
and indexing them. I'm -1 on this too, array() and range() wosk fine.
Derick
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