| I named block-lambdas and
wrote the proposal that Yehuda's blog is about, and I'm with Nathan and
David here. If we approve block-lambdas then in clear contexts, most
users will probably just say "block" and not "lambda". But lambda is pretty well-known and I do not agree that John's dichotomy between language design interest groups (design in abstract vs. in practice by millions of developers) is a hard-edged and overriding split. Block-lambdas will be learnt by people moving between the two groups (if such groups really exist as segregations of people, instead of modes or "hats" many people can wear interchangeably or even at the same time). Callable block is awkward (the ll-ble combination in the first word), and likely to be shortened to "block" in context anyway. Block statements are second class anyway, so not often mentioned by name (and then sometimes called compound statements or block statements in full). I chose block-lambda to have a clear and pithy handle that would not be confused with either block statements or other lambda sketches or proposals, and I suggest we stick with it for now. /be ... |
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