ExSlop.Check.Refactor.StringConcatInReduce (ExSlop v0.3.1)

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Basics

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This check has a base priority of normal and works with any version of Elixir.

Explanation

Enum.reduce/3 that builds a string via <> concatenation is O(n²).

# bad
Enum.reduce(list, "", fn item, acc -> acc <> item end)
Enum.reduce(list, "", fn item, acc -> acc <> to_string(item) end)

# good
Enum.join(list)
Enum.map_join(list, &to_string/1)

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