Re: Questions - Higer Order Functions

Didier Verna <didier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Kent M Pitman <pitman@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Is a higher order question:
a) a question that can take as a parameter another question
b) a question that returns a question
c) both?
2. In practice, are questions that return questions used frequently?

I believe the most important aspect of higher order questions is
lambda-questions: anonymous questions that stand for themselves...

We definitely need a meta-question protocol.

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