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IshKebab
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Why Does Julia Work So Well?
Julia uses `end` because it is derived from MATLAB which also uses `end`, it's not to save ASCII characters.
cdsousa
on Oct 21, 2020
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AFAIK it is the opposite of what you have said. And although Julia has a lot of inspiration of Matlab syntax, it is absolutely not derived from it.
https://julialang.org/blog/2012/02/why-we-created-julia/
StefanKarpinski
on Oct 21, 2020
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There are many fine languages that have used `end` to delimit blocks, including: Pascal — an elegant, classic language (and my first, personally); Ruby — another gem (get it). And yes, also Matlab, which is hardly unique in this respect.
IshKebab
on Oct 22, 2020
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Right, but Julia is not derived from Ruby or Pascal.
StefanKarpinski
on Oct 22, 2020
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Julia isn't derived from Matlab either and was influenced as much by Ruby as by Matlab.
IshKebab
on Oct 22, 2020
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> derive: base a concept on an extension or modification of (another concept).
Obviously I didn't mean the implementation was based on MATLAB because that would be impossible.
DennisP
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Then why does MATLAB do it?
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