Sorting a list of objects by multiple attributes

Azolex cretin at des.alpes.ch
Wed Apr 12 14:36:12 EDT 2006


Raymond Hettinger wrote:
> 
> The cult of lambda avoidance has lost contact with reality.  [...]
> Lambda avoidance is rooted in two things, an aversion to the keyword
> name [...]

Let's push the diagnosis a bit further : the aversion to the keyword 
"lambda" has to do with the fact that it ignores the english word used 
by all non-geeks to convey the meaning, eg "given"



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