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From: Willem <willem@toad.stack.nl>
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Subject: Re: Array implementation of Stack
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:24:12 +0000 (UTC)
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Kleuskes & Moos wrote:
) Hmmm... Usually i like pop to just pop things off the stack, no more,
) no less. I developed a strong dislike for 'two-for-one' operations. I
) developed an even stronger dislike for all kinds of renaming schemes
) which only obfuscate basically very simple operations. And 'dup' is a
) commonly used stack primitive in it's own right, which exists neatly
) alongside push, pop and top.

Then why should push() do two things at once ?
It extends the stack, and then places something in the top slot.
I have a strong dislike for inconsistent operations.


SaSW, Willem
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