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Re:Functional Programming in Python [pdf] by mewwts on Friday July 24, 2015 @06:16PM (#9945544)
I actually find his arguments rather convincing, even though I'm partial to a functional approach to programming, myself.
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Re:Functional Programming in Python [pdf] by tarmil on Saturday July 25, 2015 @03:09AM (#9946833)
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.

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Re:Functional Programming in Python [pdf] by JustSomeNobody on Saturday July 25, 2015 @08:52AM (#9947453)
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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