[IshKebab]

Julia uses `end` because it is derived from MATLAB which also uses `end`, it's not to save ASCII characters.

[cdsousa]

AFAIK it is the opposite of what you have said. And although Julia has a lot of inspiration of Matlab syntax, it is absolutely not derived from it. https://julialang.org/blog/2012/02/why-we-created-julia/

[StefanKarpinski]

There are many fine languages that have used `end` to delimit blocks, including: Pascal — an elegant, classic language (and my first, personally); Ruby — another gem (get it). And yes, also Matlab, which is hardly unique in this respect.

[IshKebab]

Right, but Julia is not derived from Ruby or Pascal.

[StefanKarpinski]

Julia isn't derived from Matlab either and was influenced as much by Ruby as by Matlab.

[IshKebab]

> derive: base a concept on an extension or modification of (another concept).

Obviously I didn't mean the implementation was based on MATLAB because that would be impossible.

[DennisP]

Then why does MATLAB do it?