@nicklockwood There is no difference whatsoever. (It would be a pretty serious stdlib bug if there was any; so please do report if you find otherwise.)

It’s a matter of taste, but I expect most developers find initialization using the empty literal to be more readable — that is why this notation exists. It would be quite a shame if tools discouraged its use.

@joesteel I find it almost magical, but it needs a very specific kind of picture — it works well for me when shooting subjects through a pane of glass, like museum installations or this sad little koala in the SF Zoo

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