[erlang-questions] While we're talking about adding functions... how about file:unconsult/1 or some such?

[lloyd@REDACTED]

Hello,

Nice discussion at the moment on this list re: adding map functions.

In a parallel vein, I'd like to strongly second  zxq9's request for an inverse function for file:consult/1.

https://zxq9.com/archives/1021

I've run up against the absence of such a function several times and, each time, reached into Joe Armstrong's book for a solution. As you'd expect, by the time I find the right page and copy out the code, my mind is well off topic at hand; takes minutes to get back into the swing--- unless I happen to get distracted by Hacker News or some other time waster, in which case it might be hours before I remember what I needed the function for in the first place. Chalk it up to distractibility of the aging brain.

Ran into the problem again moments ago and thought I'd checked into what others on the list might have had to say about the issue--- which brought me to zxq9's eloquent request.

So, can say, "Pretty please?"

Many thanks,

LRP



  

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