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tarmil on July 25, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Functional Programming in Python [pdf]

Some are still pretty bullshit though.

> Why drop lambda? Most Python users are unfamiliar with Lisp or Scheme, so the name is confusing

To which I'd reply: Why drop class? Most Python users are unfamiliar with C++ or Java, so the name is confusing.

JustSomeNobody on July 25, 2015 [–]

Are they? I'd probably argue just the opposite, that most python developers are very familiar with C++ or (most of them) Java.

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