On 16/08/17 13:26, Remi Forax wrote: > the name comes from Lisp > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_(higher-order_function) Actually, the Lisp usage comes from mathematics:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_(mathematics) Since the original conception of Lisp was lambda calculus realised as a programming language it should be no surprise that Lispers chose their terminology from abstract algebra. regards, Andrew Dinn ----------- Senior Principal Software Engineer Red Hat UK Ltd Registered in England and Wales under Company Registration No. 03798903 Directors: Michael Cunningham, Michael ("Mike") O'Neill, Eric Shander
