30 Aug
2008
30 Aug
'08
11:59 a.m.
On 2008-08-26, Bayley, Alistair
The name is... well, pessimal might be a bit strong, but few programmers would think to look for something called "nub". Personally, when I first looked for it I expected uniq or unique (because that's what the unix utility that does the same thing is called). Distinct (from SQL) is another name that occurred to me, but never nub... it's not even a synonym for unique: http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/unique
Right. It helps a bit to remember it if you think of it as acting on the list, rather than the elements -- it finds the heart of a list, as removing duplicate points in an argument reduces it to its core. -- Aaron Denney -><-