Improper lists [was: Dialyzer v1.3.0 released]
Matthias Lang
matthias@REDACTED
Wed Mar 30 00:34:26 CEST 2005
Matt> > It's possible to see it the other way around. Cons cells are
Matt> > universal. ^^^^^^^^^^
James> True. But the way I see it, the fundamental difference is that lists
James> are designed... ^^^^^
All lists are made of cons cells.
But not all cons cells are part of a list.
Wasn't that the whole point?
http://www.gigamonkeys.com/book/beyond-lists-other-uses-for-conses.html
http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book-Z-H-16.html#%_sec_2.3.3
Matt
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