[Shootout-list] Many tests cheat

[Isaac Gouy]

> > > Hmm, well purely functional systems can't solve
> > > certain problems efficiently. Arrays are a well 
> > > known example, the best performance is 
> > > around O(log n), most people believe it can be 
> > > proven functional arrays can't exist although it
> > > hasn't be done yet. 

> > Isn't Clean a pure functional language?
> > Referential transparency and destructive update.
> 
> Yes, but it isn't arbitrary, they're optimisations
> cleverly done by the compiler with type system support.

My point was that Clean is a pure functional language which provides
arrays.


> > You are going to move beyond simple criticism and provide ideal
> > test definitions, aren't you?
> 
> I'll help move closer to that goal if there is agreement to try.

There was no agreement before the criticism; why is any agreement
needed before working through alternatives?



		
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