From: zesar <i_wont@...>
Date: 2002-12-12T03:40:38+09:00
Subject: functional programming "style"

i discovered ruby some weeks ago and i have to say now that i'm through with
the book of the pragmatic programmers i quite like the language.

so far i've been coding in c/c++, java and COBOL (that was really painful
:) )... i guess that's why my code keeps on looking very procedural although
i'm writing ruby.

i'm very fascinated by the few examples of functional programming-style i've
seen so far but i don't quite get the picture on how to "think this way"...
i mean i DO understand what the examples do and mean but i wouldn't be able
to write them myself...

i know there are some other (more) functional languages than ruby but i
don't have the energy nor the time to learn them. and i just want to get a
good coding style in ruby...

the book of the pragmatic programmers is a very good reference but i lack
some sort of
think-styleguide-on-functional-programming-for-procedural-programmers or
something likewise... or is there just some kind of "magic sentence" - a
"spell" ;-)) that can teach me how to....

anyway, i'd love to get some tips or some recommendations where to find such
a guide (hopefully there's a free one, i don't like buying books for i don't
really have the money - but don't hesitate to recommend a book - better than
nothing)...

thank you in advance,
patrick