Shorthand procedures? scgmille@xxxxxx (28 Jul 2003 15:29 UTC)
Re: Shorthand procedures? Jim White (28 Jul 2003 18:11 UTC)
Re: Shorthand procedures? scgmille@xxxxxx (28 Jul 2003 19:37 UTC)
Re: Shorthand procedures? Jim White (28 Jul 2003 18:22 UTC)
Re: Shorthand procedures? scgmille@xxxxxx (28 Jul 2003 18:55 UTC)
Re: Shorthand procedures? Jim White (29 Jul 2003 00:52 UTC)
Re: Shorthand procedures? scgmille@xxxxxx (29 Jul 2003 03:11 UTC)

Re: Shorthand procedures? scgmille@xxxxxx 28 Jul 2003 18:52 UTC
On Mon, Jul 28, 2003 at 11:12:53AM -0700, Jim White wrote:
> xxxxxx@freenetproject.org wrote:
> >First, if we are to use collection-fold-keys-increasing, it makes sense
> >that collection-fold-left is renamed to collection-fold-increasing as
> >well.
> >
> >Second, Is there any objection to adding the procedures collection-fold
> >and collection-fold-keys as synonyms for collection-fold-increasing and
> >collection-fold-keys-increasing respectively?
>
> I'm skeptical of both changes.  The fold concept is spatial (thus
> addressing unordered collections) and increasing/decreasing is
> explicitly ordered.

I agree actually.

>
> And what about ordered vs unordered key enumeration?  Are you really
> saying ordered key enumeration is the only option?

No.  Again arguing for left and right fold, which are more vague but
more flexible.

	Scott