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Positionally Indexed
| Brackets |
Constructor |
Data-type |
| [% x, y %] |
LinkedList |
linked list (long form) |
| [! x, y !] |
Tuple |
tuple (long form only) |
| [: x, y :] |
Stream |
stream (long form) |
| [ x, y ] |
List aka Vector |
vector (short) |
Mnemonics
- ! = exclamation is made from stroke+dot, which are different kinds of mark, like the different types in a tuple.
- % = two things linked by a slash, for a linked list
- : = one-dot-after-another, like a stream
Key-Indexed
| Brackets |
Constructor |
Data-type |
| { a => x, b => y } |
Map |
map (short form) |
| {! a=x, b=y !} |
Record aka NamedTuple |
record (long form) |
| {? x, y ?} |
Set |
set (long form) |
Mnemonics
- ? = are you in or out of the set?
- ! = different kind of things (dot vs line)
- : = similar things
- % = links in a chain