GNU bug report logs - #24014
24.5; doc string of `cl-reduce'

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2016 14:56:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.5

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 24014 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Nicolas Petton <nicolas <at> petton.fr>, Michael Heerdegen
 <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: 24014 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#24014: 24.5; doc string of `cl-reduce'
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2016 21:44:50 -0700 (PDT)

> >> Please state in the doc string what the function does.  IOW,
> >> explain/describe/specify what "reduce" means.  Do not suppose that Emacs
> >> Lisp users are all familiar with functional programming etc.
> 
> The documentation of `seq-reduce' is probably not perfect, but at least
> it tries to explain what reducing means:
> 
>     Return the result of calling FUNCTION with INITIAL-VALUE and the
>     first element of SEQUENCE, then calling FUNCTION with that result and
>     the second element of SEQUENCE, then with that result and the third
>     element of SEQUENCE, etc.
> 
>     If SEQUENCE is empty, return INITIAL-VALUE and FUNCTION is not called.

Much better, yes.  This is the right level at which to describe what
it does for most programmers, IMO.
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