Re: The Scala REPL output is confusing

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     Hello,

  That would add unnecessary clutter. Whoever entered the line knows they
used def.

     Best, Oliver

On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 4:51 PM, Raphael Bosshard <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> have you ever noticed how confusing the Scala REPL output it?
>
> scala> def foo(in: String): Int = ???
> foo: (in: String)Int
>
> I have learned what this "foo: (in: String)Int) is supposed to mean. But
> from a beginner's perspective I find it puzzling. Instead it should display
> something like this:
>
> method created: foo(in: String): Int
>
> Would someone support/guide me in fixing this?
>
> Cheers,
> Raphael
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div><br></div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Hello,<b=
r><br></div>=C2=A0 That would add unnecessary clutter. Whoever entered the =
line knows they used def. <br><br></div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Best, Oliv=
er<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mo=
n, Oct 31, 2016 at 4:51 PM, Raphael Bosshard <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">raphael.bosshard@g=
mail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=
=3D"ltr">Hi all,<br><br>have you ever noticed how confusing the Scala REPL =
output it?<br><br><div style=3D"background-color:rgb(250,250,250);border-co=
lor:rgb(187,187,187);border-style:solid;border-width:1px" class=3D"m_749086=
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<div class=3D"m_7490866102373541101subprettyprint"><span style=3D"color:#00=
0" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101styled-by-prettify">scala</span><span styl=
e=3D"color:#660" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101styled-by-prettify">&gt;</sp=
an><span style=3D"color:#000" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101styled-by-prett=
ify"> </span><span style=3D"color:#008" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101style=
d-by-prettify">def</span><span style=3D"color:#000" class=3D"m_749086610237=
3541101styled-by-prettify"> foo</span><span style=3D"color:#660" class=3D"m=
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pan><span style=3D"color:#606" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101styled-by-pret=
tify">String</span><span style=3D"color:#660" class=3D"m_749086610237354110=
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=3D"color:#660" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101styled-by-prettify">=3D</span=
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y"> </span><span style=3D"color:#660" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101styled-=
by-prettify">???</span><span style=3D"color:#000" class=3D"m_74908661023735=
41101styled-by-prettify"><br>foo</span><span style=3D"color:#660" class=3D"=
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olor:#660" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101styled-by-prettify">(</span><span =
style=3D"color:#008" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101styled-by-prettify">in</=
span><span style=3D"color:#660" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101styled-by-pre=
ttify">:</span><span style=3D"color:#000" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101sty=
led-by-prettify"> </span><span style=3D"color:#606" class=3D"m_749086610237=
3541101styled-by-prettify">String</span><span style=3D"color:#660" class=3D=
"m_7490866102373541101styled-by-prettify">)</span><span style=3D"color:#606=
" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101styled-by-prettify">Int</span><span style=
=3D"color:#000" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101styled-by-prettify"><br></spa=
n></div></code></div><br>I have learned what this &quot;foo: (in: String)In=
t) is supposed to mean. But from a beginner&#39;s perspective I find it puz=
zling. Instead it should display something like this:<br><span style=3D"col=
or:#000" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101styled-by-prettify"></span><br><span=
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pan><div style=3D"background-color:rgb(250,250,250);border-color:rgb(187,18=
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rettyprint"><code class=3D"m_7490866102373541101prettyprint"><div class=3D"=
m_7490866102373541101subprettyprint"><span style=3D"color:#000" class=3D"m_=
7490866102373541101styled-by-prettify">method created</span><span style=3D"=
color:#660" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101styled-by-prettify">:</span><span=
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o</span><span style=3D"color:#660" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101styled-by-=
prettify">(</span><span style=3D"color:#008" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101=
styled-by-prettify">in</span><span style=3D"color:#660" class=3D"m_74908661=
02373541101styled-by-prettify">:</span><span style=3D"color:#000" class=3D"=
m_7490866102373541101styled-by-prettify"> </span><span style=3D"color:#606"=
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=3D"color:#660" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101styled-by-prettify">):</span>=
<span style=3D"color:#000" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101styled-by-prettify=
"> </span><span style=3D"color:#606" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101styled-b=
y-prettify">Int</span><span style=3D"color:#000" class=3D"m_749086610237354=
1101styled-by-prettify"> <br></span></div></code></div><code class=3D"m_749=
0866102373541101prettyprint"></code><br><code class=3D"m_749086610237354110=
1prettyprint"><div class=3D"m_7490866102373541101subprettyprint"><span styl=
e=3D"color:#000" class=3D"m_7490866102373541101styled-by-prettify"></span><=
/div></code>Would someone support/guide me in fixing this?<br><br>Cheers,<b=
r>Raphael<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br><br><br><br></f=
ont></span></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">

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