On 2/12/03 11:52 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hey Todd, thanks for writing this up. I've heard of FP before and
> others have explained it but this one really cinched it for me. (Or
> maybe I was just ready to understand it this time.)
I'm glad to have been useful! :-)
> I don't know if it qualifies as a "functional programming language", but
> I've just recently learned that Python treats functions as first class
> objects which can be declared anonymously and passed around as any other
> value. It is also a respectable OO scripting language in its own right.
>
> I think it lets you take a FP paradigm approach but does not require it
> of you.
Yeah, Python is one of those mixed-paradigm languages. I'm sure Python
lovers would be able to write in detail about how first-class functions are
useful. Thanks for bringing up a great example.
.T.
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