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"list: a chain of conses in which the car of each cons is an element of the list, and the cdr of each cons is either the next link in the chain or a terminating atom." -- https://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Body/26_gl...
Interpret that as you will. But what "world of difference" optimizations are you suggesting here? Give an example of a significant optimization at the implementation level that preserves cons semantics.
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"list: a chain of conses in which the car of each cons is an element of the list, and the cdr of each cons is either the next link in the chain or a terminating atom." -- https://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Body/26_gl...
Interpret that as you will. But what "world of difference" optimizations are you suggesting here? Give an example of a significant optimization at the implementation level that preserves cons semantics.