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    $\begingroup$ Just a naive question: why is this not the default then? $\endgroup$ Commented Jun 28, 2012 at 15:01
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    $\begingroup$ @Chris I think it should not be, because this abortable table has more complex behavior than Table, and this complexity probably can not be justified in most cases, from the langauge design viewpoint. For one thing, it does not produce deterministic results, because the results depend on when you abort the computation. There are other reasons as well. $\endgroup$ Commented Jun 28, 2012 at 15:22
  • $\begingroup$ An interesting bit of code, and somewhat different than the original you referenced. It's like an onion, the more you peal back, the more there is, +1. $\endgroup$ Commented Jun 28, 2012 at 15:25
  • $\begingroup$ @rcollyer Thanks :) It is at the bottom of that post, I added it a little later and it probably went largely unnoticed. $\endgroup$ Commented Jun 28, 2012 at 15:28
  • $\begingroup$ You're right it did. I didn't bother reading past the examples. :) $\endgroup$ Commented Jun 28, 2012 at 15:32