Streams library 2.0 development, part 1

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@qw23

I’m making that sorted stream from unsorted list (), and will point out both of these topics in the help text. Do you now think it's interesting enough as a demonstration of what streams may be used for? (like sieve)

Yes, fine, I guess it's comparable to sieve as an illustration of what streams are good for, although (because the data set is finite) it doesn't have nearly the wow factor as the stream of all the primes. :~)

@qw23

if you can understand streams, and higher-order-functions, I’m sure you can understand a stack, which hindsight essentially is).

Okay.

@qw23

it is functionally equivalent to list () items of stream, which is easier to use.

Not if you're studying SICP, which is very likely if you're using streams in Snap!!

@cymplecy

I'm looking forward to the muggles guide to all this

Yah me too. I think the target audience can't quite be complete beginners, if that's what a "muggle" is in this context. I would assume total familiarity with lists, including the head/tail style of recursion on lists as well as the use of HOFs. I think I could write something with that starting place.