Not at all :) I just like functional programming style, and in my case I have a version of times(n,f) in a util class. The version I posted above is actually no good on AVM2 due to the lack of tail-calls. A longer but clearer, more flexible (and iterative, hence stack-safe) version I actually use is in here:
http://pastie.textmate.org/353539 Generating 12 random letters is of course too simple a problem to really apply these techniques sensibly, I'm just trying to illustrate a completely different approach. For example, using inline named functions can often make for more readable asynchronous code, without worrying about weak references to handlers being collected, or having to create class-level members or custom events just to pass values between different steps in one process. -Josh On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Alan Klement <ultr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 4-5 extra lines wont kill ya will it? > > > -- "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." Like the cut of my jib? Check out my Flex blog! :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald :: 0437 221 380 :: j...@gfunk007.com :: http://flex.joshmcdonald.info/ :: http://twitter.com/sophistifunk
