Xah Talk Show 2021-05-28 Why Python Lambda is Broken and Can't be Fixed

x = [3,4,5,2]
# print( sorted(x) )

# f = lambda x: x+1

f = lambda x: x+1

def f3(x):
    return x+1

print(f(2))

print(f3(2))

# f2 = lambda x,y: x+y
# print(f2(2,3))

// immutable concept intuitiveness problem

// const y = 3
// y = 5

const x = [3,4,5]
x[0] = 1
console.log( x );

• Why Python Lambda is Broken and Cannot be Fixed (2013)
• Why Python Sucks. Index
• The fate of reduce in Python 3000 (2005)
• The Fate of Lambda in Python 3000 and Scheme v300 (2010)
• Python, Lambda, Guido: is Language Design Just Solving Puzzles? (2006)
• Python Tutorial
• Python: Sort
• Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP), Scheme LISP, JavaScript
• Wolfram Language
• Comp Lang Perving. Index
• Syntax Soup
• immutable

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