Prefer collect(a:b) over [a:b;] in tests

[remi-garcia]

As discussed here the use of [a:b;] is not as natural as collect(a:b) and it might be good to prefer collect in tests.
Here for example:

julia/test/sorting.jl

Line 36 in 46cf572

@test sort(['z':-1:'a';]) == ['a':'z';]

CC @oheil @ericphanson @tpapp

[tpapp]

I would also prefer collect, but this may not be worth a PR if we are talking about test code.

I would suggest you wait for the core devs to chime in before investing the effort.

[timholy]

I don't personally see a big advantage to collect, and the semicolon notation is widely used (e.g., you see A = [1 2; 3 4] all the time).

[tpapp]

Of course the syntax for hvcat is widely used and perfectly fine in general, but using it just for collect is a minor style abuse IMO. But not a big deal, this is a matter of taste.

[KristofferC]

There's no need to go through all the tests and change this. Probably best to leave it to the discretion of the test writer.