Linked lists considered harmful

  ↑    slava_pestov 4 points 5 hours ago [-]
  ↓    A perfect illustration of why single linked lists are simply the wrong data structure in
        99% of cases. Just use arrays and you won't have to choose between tail recursion, and
        front-to-back iteration order.
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So you can't actually factor more finely, it's just that it's easier to factor.