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adds info on lests
commit22db8fc70a89173dcd2e2c4703e748985ab0eed6 authorRobert <robert@tlon.io> dateMon 17 Jun 2019, 13:31 (7 years ago) parent12be72b
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57−It's important to note that performing tests like `?~ mylist` will actually transform `mylist` in to a `lest`, a non-null list. Because a `lest` is a different type than `list`, performing such tests can come back to bite you later in non-obvious ways when you later try to use to use some standard library functions.
57+It's important to note that performing tests like `?~ mylist` will actually transform `mylist` in to a `lest`, a non-null list. Because `lest` is a different type than `list`, performing such tests can come back to bite you later in non-obvious ways when you try to use some standard library functions meant for lists.
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5959You can construct lists of any type. `(list @)` indicates a list of atoms, `(list ^)` indicates a list of cells, `(list [@ ?])` indicates a list of cells whose head is an atom and whose tail is a flag, etc.
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