From: Robert Feldt <feldt@...>
Date: 2001-10-27T07:23:54+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:23556] Re: RCR #50 Simplifying the use of map by adding optional parameter

On Sat, 27 Oct 2001, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:

> Hi,
> 
Hi,

> To be "in line with functional language", shouldn't it be
> 
>   [1,2].map(lambda{|e|e.succ})
> 
> ? Oops, it's no "shortcut".  ;-)
> 
:-)

But not if you have a function already...

> Anyway, I'm not sure how useful it is, when we already have a way
> generic enough (blocks).
> 
Its not useful but to mee its a PoLSification of the language since it one
more thing that works as-it-should TM... ;-)

I thought more people felt like this but apparently not. Must be my
Haskell heritage.

Regards,

Robert