From: duerst@... Date: 2015-12-11T09:20:14+00:00 Subject: [ruby-core:72055] [Ruby trunk - Feature #5478] import Set into core, add syntax Issue #5478 has been updated by Martin D��rst. It may be a good idea if somebody could provide some actual data/examples for the claim "However, a lot of Ruby developers use arrays for situations where it would be more reasonable to use a set.". E.g. how frequent are sets when compared to real Arrays or Hashes,... ---------------------------------------- Feature #5478: import Set into core, add syntax https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/5478#change-55464 * Author: Konstantin Haase * Status: Open * Priority: Normal * Assignee: ---------------------------------------- =begin A set is a central data structure. However, a lot of Ruby developers use arrays for situations where it would be more reasonable to use a set. One reason for that is that it is way easier to use Array then Set at the moment, another one is that developers are simply not aware it exists. I propose moving Set from the stdlib to core and possibly add a syntax or a method on array for creating Set literals. First class syntax suggestions: <1, 2, 3> # might be tricky to parse #[1, 2, 3] # would collide with comments $[1, 2, 3] ${1, 2, 3} Method suggestions: ~[1, 2, 3] +[1, 2, 3] Whitespace separated String Sets could look like this: %w # creates an array at the moment #w[foo bar blah] # would collide with comments $w[foo bar blah] # would collide with sending :[] to $w $w{foo bar blah} ~%w[foo bar blah] # not really shorter than using an array with strings +%w[foo bar balh] # not really shorter than using an array with strings Maybe it's ok to not have a whitespace separated syntax, I'm just brainstorming here. The issue with the method approach is that it would create an Array to send the message to first. I favor the <1, 2, 3> syntax, possibly without the ability to create a whitespace separated version. I'd be willing to work on a patch not only for MRI but also for JRuby and Rubinius if you would consider this to be useful. Although I would need help with the parser. =end -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/