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Op 30-09-13 19:04, Franck Ditter schreef:

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> Good approach of FP in Python, but two points make me crazy :
> 1. Tail recursion is not optimized. We are in 2013, why ? This is known technology (since 1960).
> And don't answer with "good programmers don't use recursion", this is bullshit.

Guido doesn't like it.

> 2. Lambda-expression body is limited to one expression. Why ?
> Why the hell those limitations ? In this aspect, Javascript has a cooler approach.

Guido prefers it that way.

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Antoon Pardon