On Mon, Aug 13, 2018, 5:48 PM Greg Ewing <greg.ew...@canterbury.ac.nz> wrote:
> Chris Angelico wrote: > > No, lambda calculus isn't on par with brakes - but anonymous functions > > are, and if they're called "lambda", you just learn that. > > It's like saying that people would find it easier to learn to > drive if "brakes" were called "stoppers" or something. I don't > think that's true. > There isn't much jargon involved in learning to drive and most of it is natural: left turn, right turn, blinkers, etc. Compare this with learning to sail. I still don't remember which side is starboard. >
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