... and then we can also allow functions calls with white-space syntax?

y = sqrt x

-erik

> On Jan 24, 2015, at 15:48 , Ivar Nesje <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> See also #7232 where the suggestion is to disallow space before the 
> parenthesis in function definitions and function calls. That will at least 
> make julia code more consistent in that functions and macros work more 
> similarly.
> 
> lørdag 24. januar 2015 17.00.17 UTC+1 skrev Erik Schnetter følgende:
> On Jan 24, 2015, at 2:53 , Ivar Nesje <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > See also
> >
> > @test(1, 2, 3, 4)
> 
> ... and compare this to
> 
> @test (1, 2, 3, 4)
> 
> (with white space before the parenthesis).
> 
> That's a part of Julia's syntax that I don't like. On the other hand, the 
> ability to pass whitespace-separated arguments to macros instead of only 
> comma-separated values is a very powerful feature, as it allows passing in 
> statements without having to wrap them in parentheses.
> 
> -erik
> 
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