From: Jim Weirich <jweirich@...>
Date: 2003-03-24T12:05:35+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby lecture slides (was Strong advantages over Python)

On Sun, 2003-03-23 at 21:54, Julian Snitow wrote:
> Jim Weirich wrote:
> > [...] But another, more common, problem where generators
> > have the advantage is trying to iterate over two lists in parallel.
> 
> Never understimate the amazing power of call/cc.
> 
> (Programming in a language that lacks it is like commuting to work 
> without a personal teleporter... :-)

Oh, I'm fully aware of the power of continuations.  I *meant* to say
that "... where generators have the advantage _over block iterators_ is
...".

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