Re: Special syntax for 2-d

Baris Sumengen wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> On 8/29/00 at 2:31 PM Jeremy Howard wrote:
> 
> >The role of this list is to try and create the features necessary to make
> >Perl the best language for data crunching around, while keeping it
> Perlish.
> 
> "Easy things should be easy".
> 

> For example to create a new 3x4 matrix you should write:
> $m = pdl [1, 2, 3],
>               [3, 3, 4],
>               [2, 4, 5],
>               [2, 4, 6];
> 
> I find this painful and would prefer:
> $m = pdl [1 2 3,
>                3 3 4,
>                2 4 5,
>                2 4 6];

That should be comparatively easy to get for perl6 (maybe using source
filters) but surely wouldn't warrant a new data type. Unless you have a
bunch of other examples that drive the point home?

  Christian