Re: Proposal: Lua should have arrow operators

[Sean Conner <sean@...>]

It was thus said that the Great Viacheslav Usov once stated:
> 
> It is the other way around. Most people doing programming in any language
> have at least some background in mathematics and usually in other
> programming languages, and are familiar with functional syntax and the
> characteristic "reversal". It is the proposed syntax that is unfamiliar and
> confusing. This is best illustrated by this very thread.

  That's surprising to me.  At work, I've had to explain closures and
functional programming.  I haven't even mentioned currying yet.

  And I work with programmers who have 30+ years of experience.

  -spc (Math, I might grant you ... )