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Re: some suggestions

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On Monday, February 17, 2003 9:59 AM, Martin Gasbichler [SMTP:gasbichl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] wrote:
> [ Comments about space leaks in stream-drop-until omitted. ]
> 
> This isn't just a nitpick: I think it shows that using STREAM-UNFOLD
> doesn't gain you as much simplicity as you might would expect. This
> doesn't add anything to the STREAM-UNFOLD vs. STREAM-ITERATE debate of
> course.

I have learned that the words "laziness" and "simplicity" seldom belong
together in the same sentence.  Lazy programming is frequently quite
hard and never really simple and usually ties up the brain in knots.

I'll get to work on fixing the space leak in the various stream-drop functions.

Phil