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From: Jeffrey Carter <jeffrey.carter@boeing.com>
Subject: Re: List container: Insert and Delete
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Nick Roberts wrote:
> 
> However, it would be nice to have an identical, interoperable, interface to
> both kinds of list, no?

A proper implementation of a bounded list has an identical interface to
that of an unbounded list (except for the concept of a full list).
Neither involves the client using positive integers to indicate
positions within a list.

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Jeffrey Carter