Functional vs Imperative: Round 1

Imperative in python
Functional on a object oriented flavor in ruby

Note: You can do the opposite, ruby in imperative and python in functional (I’m guessing on the python part, but it’s probably true)

# choose all values from a list that are not in a matrix

# imperative in python
res = []

for value in list:
  present = False
  for mlist in matrix:
    if value in mlist:
      present = True
      break
   if not present:
     res.append(value)

# functional in ruby
res = list.select { |value| !matrix.flatten.member? value }

# restrict the matrix to values in list

# imperative strikes back
res = []

for mlist in matrix:
  current_mlist = mlist[:]
  for mvalue in mlist:
    if mvalue not in list:
      current_mlist.remove(mvalue)
  res.append(current_mlist)

# functional responds
res = matrix.map do |mlist|
  mlist.select { |mvalue| list.member? mvalue }
end