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Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 18:04:43 +1100
Subject: Re: Can one use Python to learn and even apply Functional Programming?
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On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 5:38 PM, Devin Jeanpierre
<jeanpierreda@gmail.com> wrote:
> Otherwise you will likely be confused when you overhear functional
> programmers talking, whether it's about Hindley-Milner or sum types or
> eta conversion.

ETA conversion? I know what that is. That's when a programmer says
something'll take six months, and the marketing guys start selling it
for delivery in three.

*dives for cover*

ChrisA