22 Dec
2007
22 Dec
'07
10:22 a.m.
On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:18:18 +0200, Philippa Cowderoy
The thing is I think that for a language to have "first-class" functions, it must be "homoiconic" if I understand the terms correctly.
You're confusing functions with the terms that are used to define them.
The terms aren't first-class, the functions are. This is intentional: the only way you can tell functions apart is if they give you different results for the same parameter. Otherwise, what you have isn't a function but a combination of a function and some extra structure.
I also confuse numbers with the terms that are used to define them (like 1.2) I guess I have to study more about this.