From: Logan Capaldo <logancapaldo@...>
Date: 2007-09-12T07:26:41+09:00
Subject: Re: Bug in lambda?

On 9/11/07, dblack@wobblini.net <dblack@wobblini.net> wrote:

>
> I think the only hurdle is just realizing that:
>
>    {|x| ... }
>
> is an assignment to x. After that, it's no more dangerous or
> error-prone than any other occasion when you have to choose a name for
> a temporary (or not) variable and assign to it.
>
It's not though. It's _almost_ like an assignment to x, except when
it's like passing a parameter. If it really was always just assigning
to x, my example would overflow in both cases, which while not my
personal ideal, would make me happier than the current situation.
>
> David
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