The most important result of this design is that the syntax unambiguously determines whether you are referencing the type or value axis, and enables you to spli

The most important result of this design is that the syntax unambiguously determines whether you are referencing the type or value axis, and enables you to split them accordingly. Having worked with Scala and been forced to return to a C-style language, this is probably one of Scala's most overlooked features.