Re: empty list

"slebetman@xxxxxxxxx" <slebetman@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

second rule of optimisation: don't do it.

Well forget machine optimization for a minute, and consider
programmer optimization.

I initialize null lists as [list] to be clear.

I don't prefer lists initialized as {}.

I'd shoot anyone who initialized a list as "".


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Donald Arseneau asnd@xxxxxxxxx
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