Comments on: Control structures, in my functional language?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:35:46 +0000

I’m not sure if String is sealed in Java or not. More my complaint is that rather than:

for (line <- lines) {
   length = line.length.toString.length
}

It should be something like:

map (\x -> foldr (const (+1) 0) lines

Using and abusing abstracts and generics is one thing, but neither should be necessary in a functional language. Seriously.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:24:10 +0000

public abstract String : String
{
String Align()
{
return this.Length.ToString().Length;
}
}

Done, right? Use and abuse abstracts and generics to make your life easier. If you find yourself typing the same deeply nested statement like that over and over again, redefine it to make it more readable.

By: Missy

Missy — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:03:34 +0000

Uhm.. TLDNR? Or would that be TT(echnical)DNR?

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