galdor, 3 months ago First reaction after installing #Erlang 27 rc1 (kerl build-install 27.0-rc1 27): yes ~"foo" is shorter than <<"foo">>. But 1/ it's a lot less ergonomic to type (try it!) and 2/ the default printer is still going to spit out <<"foo">>. Using b"foo" would have so much better.
First reaction after installing #Erlang 27 rc1 (kerl build-install 27.0-rc1 27): yes ~"foo" is shorter than <<"foo">>. But 1/ it's a lot less ergonomic to type (try it!) and 2/ the default printer is still going to spit out <<"foo">>.
Using b"foo" would have so much better.
