Re: RFC 90 (v1) Builtins: zip() and unzip()

[Jarkko Hietaniemi]

On Fri, Aug 11, 2000 at 10:06:38AM -0700, Nathan Wiger wrote:
> > I know other languages call it zip, but personally I dislike
> > that name as zip() is commonly used with reference to compression.
> 
> Ditto, I really dislike zip() and unzip(). They're PC and even UNIX
> commands on several platforms now, increasing confusion.
> 
> Here's two names: mix() and unmix(). It's what's happening, right? Just
> as short too.

mix() sounds awfully disorderly.  interleave()?

> > No need for the \ other builtin operators like shift,pop,splice
> > etc dont need them, zip should not either.

splice() would be fine, but...  

-- 
$jhi++; # http://www.iki.fi/jhi/
        # There is this special biologist word we use for 'stable'.
        # It is 'dead'. -- Jack Cohen