Pre-SIP: A Syntax for Collection Literals (contributors.scala-lang.org)

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I think this is awesome. One of the only pain points I have with Scala is collection literals.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I see what you're saying, but isn't familiarity worth something? After all, Brainfuck is incredibly simple and consistent :)

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

@smoredahl Familiarity is designing for existing users, simplicity is designing for everyone; see https://soc.me/languages/familiarity.

(I have had this discussion many times. I have heard every single argument on why *this* time repeating a past mistake for familiarity is good. It never works out.)

> After all, Brainfuck is incredibly simple and consistent :)

By that measure C++ should be very familiar, because it contains every feature ever imagined by someone. We know how that one worked out.

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