Do findSplit, findSplitBefore, and findSplitAfter make until unnecessary?

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 2/20/11 12:20 AM, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
> With the most recent release, we got findSplit, findSplitBefore, and findSplitAfter
> in std.algorithm, which are all very useful and cool. However, in light of what
> they can do, I'm wondering if we really need std.algorithm.until? It seems to me
> that the findSplit* functions give you that functionality, and I see no reason to
> keep until around long term if it's not really giving us something that the
> findSplit* functions aren't.
>
> Does anyone have a good reason why the findSplit* functions don't make until
> obsolete and unnecessary?
>
> - Jonathan M Davis

until is lazy, findSplit* are eager.

Andrei