Has Map shorthand syntax in other languages caused you any problems?

[OvermindDL1]

@blatyo

@OvermindDL1 did experience any of the problems people here mentioned? or any of your own?

I’ve not really had issues, but then again I’ve used it for a long time.

It would be a nice-to-have in Elixir, but not required, would help reduce those super long controller heads though.

@blatyo

@yurko Do you have a similar problem with keyword lists not needing to be wrapped in [] when they’re the last item? I would classify that as a similar feature to map shorthand.

I don’t like those, they should require [] and I try to put [] but the formatter keeps removing it… >.<

Either way, those save 2 characters, unlike map shorthand that saves a LOT more, a whole LOT more.

@gregvaughn

TL;DR Look to your editor to micro-optimize your ability to write code quickly

Easier to do in a typed language, but not in an untyped/dynamically-typed language like Elixir.

Like the amount of C++ I can write by only typing a few things is astounding. I feel hugely more productive in C++ than I do in Elixir, even though it takes more code.