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Re: Using 'λ'
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Chris Marusich |
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Re: Using 'λ' |
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Sun, 14 Oct 2018 01:01:51 -0700 |
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Efraim Flashner <address@hidden> writes:
> On Sat, Oct 13, 2018 at 04:51:48PM +0800, Alex Vong wrote:
>> Hello guix,
>>
>> Should we allow the use of 'λ' in guix? I think we have discussed it
>> before, but I forget why it was rejected. Running 'rgrep' on source
>> shows 7 uses of it. I think it is syntactically more pleasant and it
>> encourges the use of short functions (at least for me!).
>>
>
> I know it's lambda, but to me it's like the ⓒ symbol. When I need to use
> it I have to copy-paste it from somewhere else. I'm guessing as others
> have mentioned, if you didn't recognize the Greek letter or come in
> knowing some lisp then it's a wierd symbol that makes it harder to read
> the source.
I agree; I think writing "lambda" is better than using the symbol. The
symbol is cute, but writing "lambda" is less surprising.
--
Chris
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