map/filter/reduce/lambda opinions and background unscientific mini-survey

[Erik Max Francis]

Tom Anderson wrote:

> So, if you're a pythonista who loves map and lambda, and disagrees with 
> Guido, what's your background? Functional or not?

I'm familiar with several function languages but haven't used them 
extensively; I was primarily a C++ programmer before I found Python.  I 
definitely use lambda, map, filter, and reduce, and will miss them when 
they're gone.

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