Restore [a..b] list range syntax in Elm language definition

[Benjamin Rood]

Quote from 1.8 release:

List Ranges

The [1..5] syntax has been removed.

So replace any occurance of [1..9] with List.range 1 9.

List.range is requires more typing and is more typo-prone given the mix of cases. Considering the limited number of code editors which have Elm syntax snippet packages this is doubly annoying.

[a..b] is a tried and tested approach which has worked for programmers for decades.

Please can we restore the classical range syntax to Elm? Or potentially, if it was producing significant compiler/lexer problems, settle for [a .. b] or [a...b]?

[Process Bot]

Thanks for the issue! Make sure it satisfies this checklist. My human colleagues will appreciate it!

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[Evan Czaplicki]

Like @process-bot says, I prefer to use issues are for tracking bugs. If you start revisiting choices and doing design discussion in this medium, it gets out of control. That said, I do not plan to flip-flop on that particular decision. Sorry if this message sounds curt. That is not the intent!