Well, there’s also “The problem is that the type is split into matrix[I,J] and [N].”
Did you look at the tuples proposal? That That proposes adding declarations like
(int, real, vector[4]) tup;
tup.1 = 2;
tup.2 = 20.34;
tup.3 = [1,2,3,5]';
What if you need to put an array in a tuple? Is it
(real[3], vector[1]) tup;
tup.1 = {1.1, 2.3, 4.0};
tup.2 = [1]';
and if that’s acceptable then can you also write
real[3] r;
r = {1.1, 2.3, 4.0};
So here we are.
Not a ton but we see them once in a while. Here’s the latest example, from a week ago.
I agree, this is a problem. The tuples and structs design doc even says it’s a hasty copy&paste, “no need to review yet” and yet people seem to think it’s all agreed on and close to being implemented?