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Article #6450Re: first class functions (opps)
From: Steve Benz
Date: Sun, 07 May 1989 16:33
Date: Sun, 07 May 1989 16:33
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turner@sdti.UUCP (0006-Prescott K. Turner, Jr.) writes: >.. But isn't it false advertising to claim first-class functions unless you >can compare functions for equality just like other types? Then again, you really shouldn't compare floating point numbers for equality either. Can we conclude that floating point numbers aren't first class? Clearly, no. Some operators apply to some data types, and don't apply to other types. Functions are first class objects in Scheme, but they really shouldn't be compared for equality--just the same as real numbers shouldn't be compared for equality. - Steve Benz
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ukma!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!steveb From: steveb@cs.utexas.edu (Steve Benz) Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc Subject: Re: first class functions (opps) Message-ID: <529@rodan.cs.utexas.edu> Date: 7 May 89 16:33:44 GMT References: <10253@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> <2400023@otter.hpl.hp.com> <451@sdti.SDTI.COM> Organization: U. Texas CS Dept., Austin, Texas Lines: 13