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		ahoka 20 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Simplify your code: Functional core, imperative sh... But then you are creating references with larger then needed "reachability".

sfn42 20 hours ago [–]

I don't see a problem with that. This code would typically be inside it's own function anyway, but regardless I think your nitpick is less important than the readability benefit.

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