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@@ -362,30 +362,44 @@ all_the_args(1, 3, keyword_arg=4)
# optional arg: 3
# keyword arg: 4
+# Julia has first class functions
+function create_adder(x)
+ adder = function (y)
+ return x + y
+ end
+ return adder
+end
-####
-#### In progress point
-####
+# or equivalently
+function create_adder(x)
+ y -> x + y
+end
-# Python has first class functions
-def create_adder(x):
- def adder(y):
- return x + y
- return adder
+# you can also name the internal function, if you want
+function create_adder(x)
+ function adder(y)
+ x + y
+ end
+ adder
+end
add_10 = create_adder(10)
add_10(3) #=> 13
-# There are also anonymous functions
-(lambda x: x > 2)(3) #=> True
+# The first two inner functions above are anonymous functions
+(x -> x > 2)(3) #=> true
# There are built-in higher order functions
map(add_10, [1,2,3]) #=> [11, 12, 13]
-filter(lambda x: x > 5, [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]) #=> [6, 7]
+filter(x -> x > 5, [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]) #=> [6, 7]
# We can use list comprehensions for nice maps and filters
+[add_10(i) for i=[1, 2, 3]] #=> [11, 12, 13]
[add_10(i) for i in [1, 2, 3]] #=> [11, 12, 13]
-[x for x in [3, 4, 5, 6, 7] if x > 5] #=> [6, 7]
+
+####
+#### In progress point
+####
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## 5. Classes