# New array declaration syntax

**URL:** <https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/new-array-declaration-syntax/16011>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Created:** [June 17, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/new-array-declaration-syntax/16011 "2020-06-17T18:44:41Z")\
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> [@rybern](#):
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> I agree that this is very clear. I think the main downside is that it’s a major departure from e.g. C and current Stan. All in all, I’d be happy with it.

I like this a lot. I don’t think it’s a big deal that it deviates from C (most of our users can’t program in C. For many of them Stan is the only explicitly typed language they use). It is a big change from Stan but I’m assuming this is a 3.0 change.

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