Of what use is 'lambda'???

[Jonadab the Unsightly One]

tdixon at linux.the-dixons.net (Tim Dixon) wrote:

> Just a convenience: it lets you do function-like stuff without having to
> create and name a function.  Lisp people (and its derivatives, from RPL to
> Logo to ....) will find it a familiar concept.

OTOH, I seldom use lambda in elisp, either.  It just
seems...  unnecessary.  But its existence in the 
language doesn't hurt anything even if you don't use 
it.  Unless you count one reserved word as significant
namespace clogging.  [Looks around for Fortran 
advocates...]

- jonadab