Simplify do.coffee #3577
Simplify do.coffee #3577
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This version is directly executable, and illustrates more directly the concept. One can comment out line jashkenas#3 and run again to see the difference.
| multipliers = [1, 2, 3] | ||
| multiples = for j in multipliers |
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Aren't these names backwards? Functions should have verb names and non-functions values should have noun names.
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Mathematically speaking, a multiple where the multiplier is specified and the quantity to multiply it with is not, is a lambda function, isn't it?
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I just noticed the same code appears in index.html. |
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No, it's just compiled. |
...as "multiplier" indicates "what multiplies", which refers to an action and as such may be confusing (as those are not functions), though in mathematical terms "multiplier" and "coefficient" are synonyms. Can't think of a better alternative for "multiple", which seems mathematically sound and makes this example still better than the original (imho).
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I think the current example is actually more appropriate. A variable name like |
This version is directly executable, and illustrates more directly the concept. One can comment out line #3 and run again to see the difference.