Comments on: Fun with parentheses http://codemate.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/fun-with-parentheses/ Being friends with the code Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:48:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Danil Glinenko http://codemate.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/fun-with-parentheses/#comment-4348 Danil Glinenko Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:27:50 +0000 http://codemate.wordpress.com/?p=221#comment-4348 [sourcecode language='java'] (define choose_chocolate (lambda (lst) (cond ((and (list? (car lst)) (contains_chocolate? (car lst))) (car lst)) (else (choose_chocolate (cdr lst))) ) ) ) (define contains_chocolate? (lambda (lst) (cond ((null? lst) #f) ((eq? 'chocolate (car lst)) #t) (else (contains_chocolate? (cdr lst))) ) ) ) [/sourcecode] (define choose_chocolate (lambda (lst) (cond ((and (list? (car lst)) (contains_chocolate? (car lst))) (car lst)) (else (choose_chocolate (cdr lst))) ) ) ) (define contains_chocolate? (lambda (lst) (cond ((null? lst) #f) ((eq? 'chocolate (car lst)) #t) (else (contains_chocolate? (cdr lst))) ) ) ) ]]> By: Mikhail Naganov http://codemate.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/fun-with-parentheses/#comment-4347 Mikhail Naganov Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:00:19 +0000 http://codemate.wordpress.com/?p=221#comment-4347 Cool. I'm glad you like them. I find "Reasoned Schemer" too academic --- it's about implementing logic programming (something like Prolog) in Scheme. Can't finish reading it for several months ;) I'm also looking forward to buy "Little MLer" to learn static typing in a funny way. Now, go get ((chocolate chip) (doughy cookie)) ! Cool. I’m glad you like them.

I find “Reasoned Schemer” too academic — it’s about implementing logic programming (something like Prolog) in Scheme. Can’t finish reading it for several months ;)

I’m also looking forward to buy “Little MLer” to learn static typing in a funny way.

Now, go get ((chocolate chip) (doughy cookie)) !

]]> By: Basil Shikin http://codemate.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/fun-with-parentheses/#comment-4346 Basil Shikin Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:05:35 +0000 http://codemate.wordpress.com/?p=221#comment-4346 Your first sentence puts it in the best way possible: it is fun to learn functional programming. I've started looking at Scala recently: it looks like a nice mixture of OO and functional approaches Your first sentence puts it in the best way possible: it is fun to learn functional programming.

I’ve started looking at Scala recently: it looks like a nice mixture of OO and functional approaches

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