From: Greg McIntyre <greg@...>
Date: 2003-03-20T13:36:04+09:00
Subject: Re: Strong advantages over Python

ptkwt@shell1.aracnet.com (Phil Tomson) wrote:
> Ruby has continuations whereas I don't think they exist in Python.

Well... you can always pass a few lambdas, or a few function names, as
arguments in Python.

> How about Ruby's code blocks and the ease of turning them into procs 
> (lambdas)?

The various uses for blocks and examples of how they make life easier
would be one focus of the lecture. But I'm interested in specific
examples where the equivalent Python code is significantly more
difficult.

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