Hello,
In the last major release of Julia some syntax was deprecated. For example:
{"a" => 3} # Deprecated. Use Dict("a" => 3)
[1:10] # Deprecated. Use collect(1:10)
There was also a change with the commas, but I can't remember what it is.
Some times I get an error saying that apparently I'm supposed to use a
semicolon, but I can't remember when that happens.
Anyway, I miss the earlier cleaner syntax. Mainly, I don't like
"collect(1:10)". I don't mind Dict(), because it's not something I write
very often, and "Dict" is short enough. But I don't like having to write
"collect(1:10)" as often as I do. Can someone explain what happened? What
was wrong with the original syntax? MATLAB has managed to survive with the
[1:10] syntax for a long time, so I don't see why it's so terrible.
In general, I like compact syntax and that is one of the reasons why I
switched to Julia. I would rather not see Julia become more verbose over
time.
Cheers,
Daniel.
