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Re: Why is `nreverse' called `nreverse'?
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Marcin Borkowski |
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Re: Why is `nreverse' called `nreverse'? |
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Tue, 31 Oct 2023 18:25:46 +0100 |
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On 2023-10-30, at 10:17, Stephen Berman <stephen.berman@gmx.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Oct 2023 07:00:36 +0100 Marcin Borkowski <mbork@mbork.pl> wrote:
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>> Hi all,
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>> I know that the "n-" prefix means that it is destructive. But why "n-"?
>> I also know that this comes from Common Lisp, but still -- why the
>> letter "n-"?
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>> TIA,
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> Paul Graham writes in ANSI Common Lisp (Chapter 12, page 202, footnote 2):
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> The n originally stood for "non-consing."
Thanks!
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Marcin Borkowski
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