brogoff wrote:
> Sometimes lists are best. If lists are OK for 100, 1_000, or 10_000 items,
> why not 100_000 or 1_000_000? Map and friends shouldn't blow stack.
> 
> -- Brian

Actually, it's not that bad.

Sometimes I design an algorithm in terms of basic data structures, such 
as lists, and transformations applied through higher order iterators. 
Such "featurs" as the stack overflow in List.map or the Linux 
out-of-memory SIGKILL give me a clear indication of the simplemindedness 
of such algorithms and force me to rethink them in terms of more 
efficient structures and techniques, typically streams and laziness.

Alex

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