From: "Suraj N. Kurapati" <sunaku@...>
Date: 2008-05-20T10:21:44+09:00
Subject: Re: lambda, ->, haskell, and so on

Christopher Gill wrote:
> how about an uppercase lambda (instead of the usual lowercase one)
> composed of a forward slash, then a backward slash: /\
> 
> /\(x) {...}

How about enhancing the squiggly-ness of the arrow in the lowercase
lambda through the use of a tilda (~)?

  ~> (x) { ... }

However, my first preference would be to resolve the ambiguity of
"|" in the Ruby parser itself (see [1] and [2]).  That would obviate
the need for a new lambda operator and enhance the existing, well
established lambda {|| ...} idiom.

[1] http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/151550#673072
[2] http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/151550#673110

Thanks for your consideration.