Stupid little iota of an idea

[spir]

On 02/12/2011 12:02 PM, bearophile wrote:
>> genSequence is pretty much the only
>> >  thing that I've been able to think of that I like at all,
> sequence(10,20,2) is another option, as long as "interval".

Know what? I've been thinking for a while that "sequence" would be quite a good 
name for D ranges. Including lazy "on-demand-generated" ones (like maps), 
infinite ones (cubes of natural ints), and plain views (D slices, reversed, 
every third item, filters in general...).
Then one "traverses" a sequence (= iteration) just like an in-memory 
collection. And/or traversal of in-memory collection actually happens via a 
(possibly implicite) standard sequence of the collection.

>> >  So, if we want to actually vote on this, then we should
>> >  come up with a set of suggestions for the name and then start a new thread vote
>> >  the vote.
> I agree, in such things you need a two step process, as in brainstorming a phase of inflation and ideas creation, followed by the phase phase of critical thinking and choice.

Seems phase #1 is well engaged ;-)

denis
-- 
_________________
vita es estrany
spir.wikidot.com