nolta/julia — comment on commit 133a9f655f336f1c21b1388f6f5431d2f4e37314
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By nolta:

But:

1) Why is the symbol `:4` being converted to an integer? Shouldn't it just remain a symbol? That would at least generate an error.

2) In ruby, `:4` isn't a valid symbol, you have to quote it:

>> :4
SyntaxError: compile error
(irb):1: syntax error, unexpected tINTEGER, expecting tSTRING_CONTENT or tSTRING_DBEG or tSTRING_DVAR or tSTRING_END
from (irb):1
>> :"4"
=> :"4"

3) I understand wanting to being as compatible with matlab as possible, but you're not a clone. It seems like a shame not to fix the warts.