https://kindofidea.com/tags/functional-programming/ Recent content in Functional Programming on Kind of Idea Hugo en-US Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 https://kindofidea.com/functional-programming-and-loops-translation/ Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 https://kindofidea.com/functional-programming-and-loops-translation/ <blockquote>People who come from languages like C, Java, Delphi, and C#, and use Ruby for the first time, tend to program in Ruby the same way they programmed in the language they already know well. As you read the post below, you'll see that languages with functional features, such as Ruby, offer their own ways of organizing code (the Ruby way). More specifically, in this article by Jon Dahl, you'll see more efficient ways to iterate (loop) in Ruby. You can find the original <a href="http://railspikes.com/2008/7/29/functional-loops-in-ruby-each-map-inject-select-and-for">here</a>. And now, the translation:</blockquote> <p>If you&rsquo;re a programmer, you&rsquo;ve probably worked through one or more books that taught you the syntax of a new language. I&rsquo;ve had that experience with half a dozen languages, such as C, JavaScript, and Perl.</p>