Re: Shorthand procedures?

[Jim White <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

scgmille@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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.

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

Jim
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