From: Gary Wright <gwtmp01@...>
Date: 2009-01-15T01:38:25+09:00
Subject: Re: functional programming


On Jan 14, 2009, at 9:09 AM, Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote:

> "David A. Black" <dblack@rubypal.com> writes:
>> But what would this be:
>>
>>   f = lambda {}
>>   def f; end
>>   f()
>
> It's clear, f() calls the def f.
> You need and have another expression to call the lambda.


Maybe something like:

	(f())()

But, like David, I still don't see the net benefit to the language
involved in this line of thinking.

	f[]

Seems to meet most needs without trying to make Ruby something
that it isn't.

Gary Wright