Differences Between `Foldl` and `Foldr`

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Use foldl' instead to force the thunks incrementally and consume the list in constant space. Why is foldl bad because it’s too lazy while foldr is good because it’s lazy? Never use foldl or foldr'; they’re always worse on lists.

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