disable make without explicit 1st-arg type, like make(2, 3) #5
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Having the shortcut `make(2, 3)` for `make(Array, 2, 3)`, which mirrors `rand(2, 3)`, is convenient, but the form `make(Int, 2, 3)` leads to ambiguities for types which take 2 integer args, e.g. `make(MyType, 2, 3)`. Let's favor simplicity for custom-defined types. Moreover, the terminology "make" makes sense when the first arg refers to the type to be "made", e.g. in `make(Int, 2, 3)` we didn't make an `Int`, but an array, so the meaning of "make" was lost.
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Having the shortcut
make(2, 3)formake(Array, 2, 3), which mirrorsrand(2, 3), is convenient, but the formmake(Int, 2, 3)leads toambiguities for types which take 2 integer args, e.g.
make(MyType, 2, 3). Let's favor simplicity for custom-defined types.Moreover, the terminology "make" makes sense when the first arg
refers to the type to be "made", e.g. in
make(Int, 2, 3)we didn'tmake an
Int, but an array, so the meaning of "make" was lost.