Iterator.iterator

  /** Creates an infinite iterator that repeatedly applies a given function to the previous result.
   *
   *  @param start the start value of the iterator
   *  @param f     the function that's repeatedly applied
   *  @return      the iterator producing the infinite sequence of values `start, f(start), f(f(start)), ...`
   */
  def iterate[T](start: T)(f: T => T): Iterator[T] = new AbstractIterator[T] {
    private[this] var first = true
    private[this] var acc = start
    def hasNext: Boolean = true
    def next(): T = {
      if (first) first = false
      else acc = f(acc)

      acc
    }
  }