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I mean, have you looked at Python's syntax for closures? You call that elegant? Any high-level language that is afraid of map/reduce and other functional const

by sph 3y ago

I mean, have you looked at Python's syntax for closures? You call that elegant? Any high-level language that is afraid of map/reduce and other functional constructs is a waste of time to me. Python has a lot of mindshare because it looks simple, but by God if it isn't an absolute kitchen sink of a language full of weirdnesses and gotchas. And still, completely afraid of functional constructs. Nice bait though.

boxed 3y ago
> I mean, have you looked at Python's syntax for closures? You call that elegant? You mean anonymous functions surely? The syntax for closures is basically nothing, you just make a function.
bPspGiJT8Y 3y ago
> Any high-level language that is afraid of map/reduce and other functional constructs is a waste of time to me Elixir is afraid of most "functional concepts".