Please vote once and for good: range operations

[Daniel Keep]

Chad J wrote:
> Denis Koroskin wrote:
>> Agree, "advance" would be a better name, though (imo).
> 
> Same, it seems BETTER.  Though, it seems like it's suboptimal as well.
> As I understand it we aren't so much moving rightward a head that's
> reading a tape, but instead we are incrementally chopping off the
> leftmost elements until none are left.  So it is possible (though not
> intuitive) to draw analogies and write metaphors:  we are advancing our
> knife each time we chop off a bit of carrot.
> 
> Anyways, while technically incorrect as far as I can tell, it isn't
> aesthetically displeasing to me, so in some odd way I am alright with
> next.
> 
> Hmmm... maybe "chop" is a good word for this...
> 
> - Chad

That's why I suggested "advanceFront" and "retreatBack."  I don't think
there's a single, short word to exactly express the concept "move the
front of a view of some sequence one element towards the end."

  -- Daniel