# Shape() & beginswith()

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shape-beginswith/4315>\
**Category:** Internals & Design\
**Created:** [June 16, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shape-beginswith/4315 "2017-06-16T20:39:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![kevin.squire](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kevin.squire/32/62_2.png) [@kevin.squire](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kevin.squire)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shape-beginswith/4315/6 "2017-06-19T21:18:20Z")

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I actually like the idea of replacing `size` with `shape`, but that’s at least partially because I’ve used numpy for a long time, and that’s what’s used there. I find it more intuitive, but I suspect that how people feel about these things depends mostly on their background.

Cheers,  
Kevin

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