in reply to Re^11: Why does each() always re-evaluate its argument? ("for_list" )
in thread Why does each() always re-evaluate its argument?

Even if caching the whole list is faster than iterating step by step, it'll be slower if a big loop is left early.°

The question is how long that list has to be.

Cheers Rolf
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