http://pragprog.com/magazines/2013-01/functional-programming-basics … ==> WRONG!! http://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/people/staff/dat/miranda/whyfp90.pdf … "It is a logical impossibility to make a language more powerful by omitting features"
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@dibblego Isn't "programming with functions" pretty much covered by "higher order functions"?
@davetchepak No, a function is a very specific thing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function_%28mathematics%29 …
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@dibblego Yes. I meant higher order functions seems to imply you are programming w/ functions. -
@davetchepak Ruby blocks are rarely functions. - Show replies
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