SMRTR ProgrammingApr 29, 2025Hacker News

Programming languages should have a tree traversal primitive

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A new programming language construct called "for_tree" is proposed to handle tree-like traversal more elegantly than current methods. This construct would simplify operations on tree structures, reducing errors and improving code readability compared to recursive functions, while offering benefits like break, continue, and prune functionality.

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