Out of curiosity, when loading a module, why do we use using Foo instead of use Foo? I found this looks inconsistent because we use import Foo instead of importing Foo. Is there any implication here?

Certainly not everybody loves the distinction between import and using (for multiple reasons), but I do think the difference in linguistic form is meaningful. import is an imperative action that happens once. It brings in a name up front, and then it’s done. The effect of using happens over time — i…

Why "using" instead of "use"?

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PetrKryslUCSD December 2, 2017, 5:58pm 7

What you say is quite meaningful, thanks for the explanation.

By the way, I wonder what you think of the explicit export from modules (Is an explicit "export" a good thing? - #35 by PetrKryslUCSD)?

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Why "using" instead of "use"?

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