practical differences between std::accumulate, std::reduce, std::ranges::fold_left, std::ranges::fold_right

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C++Weekly

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What are the practical differences between std::accumulate, std::reduce, std::ranges::fold_left, std::ranges::fold_right and any other similar algorithms or ways to compute a result from a range, sequence,.or container.

Length

Probably doesn't need to be very long, just an example of each with commentary

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C++23’s New Fold Algorithms https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/cpp23s-new-fold-algorithms/