In this article[0], Guido says: > We already have sum(); I'd happily trade reduce() for product(), so that takes care of the two most common uses. product() n

In this article[0], Guido says: > We already have sum(); I'd happily trade reduce() for product(), so that takes care of the two most common uses. product() never made it in as a builtin; anyone know why? [0]: http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=98196 http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=98196