I think of the distinction as follows:
}. drops the first item from a list. The result is the rest of the list,
however many items that may be.
{: takes the last item from a list. The result is a single item, not a list.
Seems logical to me.
On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Pascal Jasmin <[email protected]>wrote:
> I am taking the shape after I have opened the item. I'd expect it (the
> insides) to be the same whether I got the item from }. or {:
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> From: Roger Hui <[email protected]>
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> Not so strange. }. and {: are not equivalent, even on 2-element lists.
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> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 8:56 PM, Pascal Jasmin <[email protected]
> >wrote:
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> > $ >@}. 2; < 2 4 $ i.8
> > 1 2 4
> > $ >@{: 2; < 2 4 $ i.8
> > 2 4
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