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Is using lambdas to express intent not pythonic?
PEP 8 states the following about using anonymous functions (lambdas)
Always use a def statement instead of an assignment statement that
binds a lambda expression directly to an identifier:
# Correct: ...
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Does the usage of LINQ and Lambda Expressions lead to less readable code? [closed]
I'm having a discussion with a co-worker on Linq, I'll copy here:
Co-Worker: Lets be honest here. Linq
syntax sucks. It's confusing and
non-intuitive.
Me: oh come on, more
confusing than T-SQL?
Co-...
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In Java 8, is it stylistically better to use method reference expressions or methods returning an implementation of the functional interface?
Java 8 added the concept of functional interfaces, as well as numerous new methods that are designed to take functional interfaces. Instances of these interfaces can be succinctly created using ...
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How confusing is `new SomeCollection(values...)::contains` as a Predicate? [closed]
Traditionally, a function that want to skip certain items during processing will accept a Collection or var-args argument, but in the Java 8 world I think I should switch to Predicates.
Now, since ...
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