On Thursday 28 June 2007 13:59:51 Thomas Fischbacher wrote:
> Jon Harrop wrote:
> > I would write:
> >
> >   let rec work sum = function
> >
> >     | 0 -> sum
> >     | todo -> work (sum + todo) (todo - 1)
> >
> >   let sum_nums n = work 0 n
> >
> > because it is shorter, clearer, 65% faster and it is idiomatic ML rather
> > than idiomatic Lisp.
>
> You are still evading the issue: you nevertheless pass multiple arguments to
> a continuation, rather than consing a return value.  

Continuations and consing have nothing to do with this.

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Dr Jon D Harrop, Flying Frog Consultancy Ltd.
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