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HaloO, Darren Duncan wrote: >>> But some significant ones I don't know and really want to know: >>> >>> Bit Here we could get away with defining two new enums, e.g. Bit::High and Bit::Low. And I want to pose the question if we really need two types Bool and Bit. >>> Blob >>> Set >>> Bag >>> Mapping > [..] having Seq|List is a start, but good > Set|Mapping|Bag syntax is needed too. I also think that the Set and Bag types need better syntactic support. I value constructions like '$x (in) (1,2,3)' as good as '$x == 1|2|3' or even better because junctions have the potential to behave different than expected. With set operations the operator makes it clear what is intended. Junctive behavior is always lurking in seemingly harmless constructions like '$x == $y'. Note that the automatic creation of sets from lists of lists is ambiguous because it is unclear if they shall become a set of lists or a set of sets. Regards, TSa. -- "The unavoidable price of reliability is simplicity" -- C.A.R. Hoare "Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it." -- A.J. Perlis 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ... = -1/12 -- Srinivasa RamanujanThread Previous | Thread Next