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Re: [OT] C# -- sharp or carp? was Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer

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Sven R. Kunze wrote:

>>> My question to those who know a bit of C#: what is the state-of-the-art
>>> equivalent to
>>>
>>> "\n".join(foo.description() for foo in mylist
>>>                           if foo.description() != "")

> Friend of mine told me something like this:
> 
> String.Join("\n", mylist.Where(foo =>
> !String.IsNullOrEmpty(foo.description)).Select(foo => foo.description))


I don't know if is "better" or not, but I find more readable using the 
"sql"-like syntax


string.Join("\n", from foo in mylist
                  where !string.IsNullOrEmpty(foo.description())
                  select foo.description());

which is relatively similar to the python's comprehension.


-- 
By ZeD

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Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-29 11:44 +1100
  Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2016-03-28 21:05 -0700
  Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2016-03-28 22:13 -0600
  [OT] C# -- sharp or carp? was Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2016-03-29 11:39 +0200
  Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2016-03-29 12:05 +0200
  Re: [OT] C# -- sharp or carp? was Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2016-03-29 12:18 +0200
  Re: [OT] C# -- sharp or carp? was Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2016-03-29 17:41 +0200
  Re: [OT] C# -- sharp or carp? was Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2016-03-29 18:05 +0200
  Re: [OT] C# -- sharp or carp? was Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2016-03-29 18:11 +0200
  Re: [OT] C# -- sharp or carp? was Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer Vito De Tullio <vito.detullio@gmail.com> - 2016-03-29 23:36 +0200
  Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer "Eric S. Johansson" <esj@harvee.org> - 2016-03-29 19:29 -0400
  Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2016-03-30 12:07 +0200
    Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-03-30 11:21 +0100
      Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2016-03-30 13:43 +0200
      Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer "Eric S. Johansson" <esj@harvee.org> - 2016-03-30 09:06 -0400
      Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-31 00:09 +1100
      Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer "Eric S. Johansson" <esj@harvee.org> - 2016-03-30 09:37 -0400
  Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk> - 2016-03-30 11:14 +0100
    Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2016-03-31 10:36 +1300
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      Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2016-03-31 10:34 -0600
      Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2016-03-31 18:44 +0200
  Re: Learning Python (or Haskell) makes you a worse programmer "Sven R. Kunze" <srkunze@mail.de> - 2016-03-30 12:23 +0200

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