Matlab vs Python (was RE: Discussion: Introducing new operators for matrix computation)

[Paul Prescod]

John Lull wrote:
> 
> 
> By that reasoning, cryptography ought not be part of the standard
> distribution, either.  Nor should complex numbers.

We aren't talking about the standard distribution. We're talking about
the language syntax. If many matrix-people wanted matrices in the
standard library, it would probably be there. Cryptography required no
new syntax and complex numbers required very little. There is already
more syntax in the core language for matrices than for complex numbers.

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