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Paul SomeoneElse@pkw@snac.d34d.net (2026-06-26 06:13:23)
Is this a terrible way to add an element to the
end of a list in scheme/lisp ?

(reverse (cons 3 (reverse '(1 2))))

#scheme #lisp
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dave@dthompson@toot.cat (2026-06-26 06:23:53)
@pkw better to do (append '(1 2) (list 3)). both are O(n) but the latter allocates less. singly linked lists aren't great if appending is a frequent operation.