[Gretl-devel] Re: bare matrix initialization

Am 02.12.2022 um 10:37 schrieb Artur T.: > Am 01.12.22 um 17:06 schrieb Sven Schreiber: >> >> >> if I create a new matrix without assignment (matrix m), I get a 0x0 >> empty matrix. Can I rely on this behavior or is it in principle >> undefined and could change in the future? > > I would recommend to follow one basic programming principle: explicit > is better than implicit, meaning being concrete and specific instead > of abstract and general ;-) > > I think this is more explicit and _not_ expected to change: > > <hansl> >   matrix m = {} > </hansl> > Yes, in principle I agree. However, you can do "matrix m n o" on one line to create several objects, and you would need three separate lines being explicit. And I really like having less code lines, that's also what attracted me to Python in the past.