[SYSTEMDS-1259] Replace append with cbind for matrices

• Type: Task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: SystemML 0.13
• Component/s: Algorithms
• Assignee: Jon Deron Eriksson
• Reporter: Jon Deron Eriksson
• Created: 13/Feb/17 23:27
• Updated: 15/Feb/17 00:18
• Resolved: 15/Feb/17 00:18

Description

DML Language Ref specifies: "NOTE: append() has been replaced by cbind(), so its use is discouraged."

So, cbind() should replace append() in all DML/PyDML scripts when used with matrices. (note that append() can also be used to append strings to other strings)