[erlang-questions] noob namespace question

[Max Bourinov]

Hi Rustom,

note that 'CapitelLetter' is also an atom.


On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Loïc Hoguin <essen@REDACTED> wrote:

> On 12/12/2012 06:58 PM, Rustom Mody wrote:
>
>> In Erlang variables start with a capital letter, atoms start with a
>> lowercase letter.
>> Functions also start with lowercase.
>>
>> How does Erlang distinguish atoms and functions? Especially in the
>> context of higher order functions.?
>>
>> [Disclaimer: noob to Erlang but not functional programming or Lisp.
>> Erlang atoms look quite close to Lisp atoms though also different...]
>>
>
> Function names are atoms.
>
> Funs don't have a name (yet) so there's no naming happening there.
>
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