On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 12:04 AM Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> wrote:
On 9/20/2016 11:51 AM, Guido van Rossum wrote:

... (The greater flexibility of lambda, pointed out by David Mertz, is another.)

 
I just wanted to point out that the greater flexibility of lambda is a very good reason *not* to choose it: more flexibility implies being harder to reason about. I recommend reading this article about "Principle of Least Power"  http://www.lihaoyi.com/post/StrategicScalaStylePrincipleofLeastPower.html

Elazar