What is a function parameter =[] for?

[Mark Lawrence]

On 23/11/2015 00:37, BartC wrote:
> On 23/11/2015 00:04, Mark Lawrence wrote:
>> On 22/11/2015 23:44, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>>> On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 12:21 am, BartC wrote:
>>>
>>>> But if it's used for static storage, then why not just use static
>>>> storage? That's a simpler and more general concept than memoisation.
>>>
>>> /head-desk
>>>
>>> "But if it's used for cooking, why not just cook? That's a simpler and
>>> more
>>> general concept than roasting."
>
> With 'it' being a washing machine perhaps? But I'll let this other chap
> have the last word as he puts it across better:
>
>  > Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>  >> Memoisation isn't "esoteric", it is a simple, basic and widely-used
>  >> technique used to improve performance of otherwise expensive functions.
>
> On 22/11/2015 23:43, Gregory Ewing wrote:
>
>  > That may be true, but I don't think it's a good example
>  > of a use for a shared, mutable default value, because
>  > it's arguably an *abuse* of the default value mechanism.
>
>> What happened to "Please do not feed the trolls"?
>
> You mean, people with different opinions?
>
> I think I'm done here.
>

Wow, so there is a God.

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Mark Lawrence