Range is one of the very few Base abstract types which do not contain "Abstract" in their names. The only other case that comes to my mind is number types (Integer, Real...), which have been granted an exception. Should we rename it to AbstractRange? This would be clearer IMHO, since Range can intuitively be understood as the default range type (equivalent to Array vs. AbstractArray).
nalimilan
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Any opposition to this change? If not, I'll make a PR.
nalimilan
on 28 Aug 2017
It was once called this and we changed it. You may want to look for the discussion around that change before going ahead with this.
StefanKarpinski
on 29 Aug 2017
I think you may be thinking of the Ranges -> Range change (#6326). It doesn't look like they were ever called AbstractRange.
mbauman
on 29 Aug 2017
Right, I was misremembering. At least we're not going in circles :)
StefanKarpinski
on 29 Aug 2017
Only in zigzags... I'll make a PR then.
nalimilan
on 29 Aug 2017
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Only in zigzags... I'll make a PR then.