Definitions

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  • verb transitive, computing To store (the result of a computed expression) so that it can be subsequently retrieved without repeating the computation.

Etymologies

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From memo +‎ -ize.

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Examples

  • But memoize is just one of possible ways to implement something.

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  • It is kinda silly. memoize is in Clojure's core because it fits Clojure's computation model. memoize is sort of hard to implement because it doesn't fit Haskell's model.

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  • A quick check with google indicates that several bounded-memoize functions are available that do more intelligent caching.

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  • I can't remember case when I actually needed to use memoize (aside for a temporary speedup hack).

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  • But being imperative it has no problems supporting memoize.

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  • Do I really want to be using a language where memoize is a PhD-level topic? there was a time where the concept of "function" was a PhD-level topic.

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  • Do I really want to be using a language where memoize is a PhD-level topic?

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  • Some helper methods are provided by pyDBCLI. helpers, specifically a method to pretty print tabular data, a memoize decorator that targets the data_cache property of Utility, and some

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  • You also need that the same subproblem/parameter combination (ideally many or most combinations) will be used many times. memoize function Usage: (memoize f) Returns a memoized version of a referentially transparent function.

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  • You also need that the same subproblem/parameter combination (ideally many or most combinations) will be used many times. memoize function Usage: (memoize f) Returns a memoized version of a referentially transparent function.

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  • I truly thought this was a typo for memorize but it's not.

    May 22, 2023