[Maxima] More on memq

[Robert Dodier]

On 4/12/08, Richard Fateman <fateman at cs.berkeley.edu> wrote:

> If you replace memq by the appropriate macro expansion, my guess is it would
>  be FASTER than member by the same or a larger factor.

A much better reason for replacing archaisms with CL is that
outsiders (i.e., anyone who has spent less than a couple of
years on the project) will understand the code better.
Execution time does matter but it is a secondary or tertiary
consideration in this case.

FWIW

Robert Dodier