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Thanks for the links.
Having now seen properly laid out whole programs in Ruby the language structure is a bit clearer. I still am surprised that a modern programming language can have an obscure syntax.
Having first learnt to program in Algol 68, I find Python easiest to follow of the modern crop of languages. I've used a large number of programming and scripting languages over the years and have my favourites.
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moose::autobox::code
Moose::Autobox::Code(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Moose::Autobox::Code(3)
NAME
Moose::Autobox::Code - the Code role
SYNOPOSIS
use Moose::Autobox;
my $adder = sub { $_[0] + $_[1] };
my $add_2 = $adder->curry(2);
$add_2->(2); # returns 4
# create a recursive subroutine
# using the Y combinator
*factorial = sub {
my $f = shift;
sub {
my $n = shift;
return 1 if $n < 2;
return $n * $f->($n - 1);
}
}->y;
factorial(10) # returns 3628800
DESCRIPTION
This is a role to describe operations on the Code type.
METHODS
curry (@values)
rcurry (@values)
conjoin (&sub)
disjoin (&sub)
compose (@subs)
This will take a list of @subs and compose them all into a single subroutine where the output of one sub will be the input of another.
y This implements the Y combinator.
u This implements the U combinator.
meta
SEE ALSO
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed_point_combinator>
http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/20469 <http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/20469>
BUGS
All complex software has bugs lurking in it, and this module is no exception. If you find a bug please either email me, or add the bug to
cpan-RT.
AUTHOR
Stevan Little <stevan@iinteractive.com>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2006-2008 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
<http://www.iinteractive.com>
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
perl v5.16.2 2012-08-29 Moose::Autobox::Code(3)