What is lambda? You may know that it’s the eleventh letter in the Greek alphabet. Perhaps you recall from Physics that it’s the symbol used to represent wavelength in calculations, or you might have ...

People often confuse Excel's LAMBDA and SCAN functions because they often appear together in formulas. However, they aren't ...

With new support for named functions, LAMBDA and helper functions, spreadsheet calculations — especially with arrays — may be more efficient and elegant. Image: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic. In August ...

A first-hand, step-by-step look at the ease and simplicity of Amazon's "function as a service" platform Why would a developer use AWS Lambda? In a word, simplicity. AWS Lambda—and other event-driven, ...

Specifically, I would like to highlight some real-world examples that demonstrate just how powerful the MAP function is. It can be confusing, considering that you have to use it with LAMBDA functions.

Mention AWS, and most people think of EC2 and infrastructure as a service. Although Amazon has steadily added platform features to AWS, including storage, databases, and mobile services, no matter ...

A lot of programming languages these days feature lambda functions, or what I would be just as happy to call anonymous functions. Some people make a big deal out of these but the core idea is very ...