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Subject: improvements for multidimensional arrays ?
From: Mehdi Saada <00120260a@gmail.com>
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Hello.

Is it likely or not that we see some improvements over multidimensional arr=
ays ? I understand that in left hand sides, slices might not be permitted.
But it should be allowed to provide a proper initial value at initializatio=
n.
Imagine a matrix whose first row and first column's elements are all at zer=
o.
To provide multidim arrays while make them so awkward, make them hardly of =
any use. More freedom to provide (at least) static values to given slices /=
 easily described submatrices. Like the exemple below, or like diagonal mat=
rices ( I know there is (was ?) an AI over a new loop array aggregate, or s=
omething. I don't have to go that far).
It Was my rant of the week. I hate being stumbling stupidly on awkward synt=
ax points, to discover I can probably not do what I would like.