# Julia type displaying change between versions

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-type-displaying-change-between-versions/85029
**Category:** New to Julia
**Created:** [July 30, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-type-displaying-change-between-versions/85029 "2022-07-30T14:35:04Z")
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### Author: ![DNF](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/dnf/32/10191_2.png) [@DNF](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/DNF)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2022, 9:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-type-displaying-change-between-versions/85029/29 "2022-07-31T21:36:46Z")

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> [@kevbonham](#):
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> I gather this distinction is important to the linear algebra folks, but I find it a bit awkward. then again, it rarely comes up in practice

The distinction is important, and comes up _everywhere_ in practical coding (and definitely not mainly in linear algebra). Matlab’s failure to distinguish these two is a terrible mistake, that _constantly_ creates problems for Matlab users.

Here is my rant about Matlab’s lack of matrix-vector distinction: [Trouble Understanding Slicing - #7 by DNF](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/trouble-understanding-slicing/36821/7)

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