I think zip_with is still valuable as is because a zip_with without an
accumulator can be streamable (i.e. in the Stream module) but a zip_with
with an accumulator cannot. We may be looking at a zip_reduce in the future
though, given use cases are provided. :)

On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 11:29 PM [email protected] <[email protected]>
wrote:

> How embarrasing I typo'd the subject. It should read Should zip /
> zip_with have a reducer?
>
> Best
>
> Adam
>
> On Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 10:27:49 PM UTC [email protected] wrote:
>
>> Hello!
>>
>> I was thinking about zip_with/3 et al. (don't judge me I'm in a
>> lockdown).
>>
>> Currently they work by returning a list, but would it not make more sense
>> for it to take an accumulator?
>>
>> ```elixir
>> Enum.zip_with([1, 2], [3, 4], %{}, fn left, right, acc -> Map.put(acc,
>> left, right) end)
>> %{ 1 => 3, 2 => 4 }
>>
>> Enum.zip_with([1, 2], [3, 4], [], fn left, right, acc -> [{left, right} |
>> acc] end)
>> [{1, 3}, {2, 4}]
>> ```
>> If so... I guess it also opens to door for a zip_while.
>>
>> Am I mad? Has science gone too far?
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Adz
>>
>>
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