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Julia code almost never has semicolons. Semicolons can be used at the REPL to suppress printing, but actual Julia code does not normally use semicolons. I pers
by bieganek 6y ago
Julia code almost never has semicolons. Semicolons can be used at the REPL to suppress printing, but actual Julia code does not normally use semicolons.
I personally like the "end"s because I like the symmetry and they're prettier than curly braces. Also, there are some syntax color themes that color the "end"s in a darker color in order to de-emphasize the "end"s, which can be nice depending on your taste.
- datanecdote 6y agoThat was mostly meant as a joke, thus the “;-)” I don’t really care much about syntax choices, but my small complaint about “end” is that it takes up a line which reduces the amount of business-logic code I can fit on one screen, especially if you ever get into lots of nested loops and conditionals.
- Sukera 6y agoTo each their own, but I usually try to refactor when I hit too many nested loops or branched statements - it's usually a sign of missing some abstraction or trying to be too clever.
- datanecdote 6y ago@Sukera Fair, but, if I break up all the loops and if statements into functions, those functions still have “end”s