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delay implementation as long as possible.lhs
even non-executable.
"fix $ map head . scanl (\\) [2..] . map (\p->[p,p+p..])" -- what is (\\)?..
"sv (p:xs) = p : sv (remove (multiplesOf p) xs)" -- what is remove?.. what is multiplesOf?..
<< https://twitter.com/yminsky/status/974411177731280896
Yaron Minsky @yminsky 19h19 hours ago
A technique that I think people don't use often enough, and that I don't use often enough:
Write an executable spec.
It's a simple, low-tech technique. Create a freestanding implementation of key subsets of the logic you need to write. >>
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