For `[1:10]`, I recommend `collect(1:10)` or `[1:10;]`. Splatting should be avoided where possible.
On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 11:22 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Early adopters shouldn't throw stones... :) But in fact I quite like the new > Dict syntax, which seems to be more explicit and readable. Curly braces seem > to be gainfully employed elsewhere doing type stuff. And experts can make > short cuts, either in Julia or in their editors... > > I confess I'm a bit puzzled by having to change `[1:10]` to `[1:10...]`, but > then again, `collect(1:10)` is more explicit and readable. So I think it's > progress. > > I suppose, as a former user of The Programming Language Formerly Known as > Mathematica", I might be more grateful than others for a less > punctuation-heavy language syntax. Mathematica Wizards can fluently read and > write code like this: > > lcm = Fold[#/#2/._~_~x_|_:>#x&,1,{##}]& > > but I'm happy with a more readable approach.
