Re: [spam][crazy][log] idea: relearning to write code

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as i spend time around it, and see things, i remember it a little better.

i think i actually resolved the assertion on line 42, by accommodating
data with zero-lengthed branches. this separates the concerns.

then i think i ran into the assertion on line 61 as a remaining issue.

so i could think of the problem space as relatively small:
- index of zero size being generated. data may still be valid. maybe
it just makes a branch when there is no new data.
- iterating over the data is passing by data that exceeds the length
of the stream. this could be an issue with the data index, or it could
be an issue with the algorithm that iterates.

i'm suspecting the algorithm, but there could also be a mistake in the
data index too.