Hands-On Design Patterns and Best Practices with Julia

Chapter 3

How are positional arguments different from keyword arguments?

Position arguments must be passed in the same order as they are defined in the function signature. They are typically mandatory, but can be made optional when default values are provided. Keyword arguments can be passed in any order that they are written, and they are optional when default value is not provided.

What is the difference between splatting and slurping?

Splatting and slurping have the same syntax but mean different things in different contexts. Splatting refers to the automatic assignment of function arguments from a tuple or array. Slurping refers to the process of passing multiple function arguments, which becomes a single tuple variable accessible from ...