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From: Alexander Belopolsky (belopols_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-12-04 20:10:28

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--- In boost_at_y..., "Andrei Alexandrescu" <andrewalex_at_h...> wrote:
> > > From: "Geurt Vos" <G.Vos_at_r...>
> > How about 'first' and 'rest'?
>
> Why gratuitously invent new terminology when there's terminology in
place
> that's well known.

I believe 'first' and 'rest' are ANSI Common Lisp alternatives to car
and cdr and thus have prior claim to be "terminology in place that's
well known".

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