Re:Purely Functional Data Structure by Chris Okasaki [pdf]
by shepherdjerred on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @12:05PM
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You're right, there are plenty of papers focusing on real-world performance. I chose not to capture the nuance because I wasn't sure how to express it succinctly.
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Re:Purely Functional Data Structure by Chris Okasaki [pdf]
by scott_s on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @03:41PM
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How I see it: computer science as academic field is roughly split between theory and systems. The theory folks tend to evaluate progress through proofs. The systems folks tend to evaluate progress through experiments.