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Re: Side effects of `sort'
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Miles Bader |
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Re: Side effects of `sort' |
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Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:13:31 +0900 |
Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:
> It just means that `sort' would have
> to fiddle not only with `cdr's but also with the `car's.
> Not worth the trouble, tho.
Also it would make sort inconsistent with other destructive list
operators, some of which _can't_ be "fixed".
A lisp programmer basically has to learn this pattern eventually.
-miles
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