gistfile1.scala

val words = List("this", "is", "a", "list", "of", "strings")

//foldLeft function (curried)
var size = words.foldLeft(0)((sum, word) => sum + 1)
var charCount = words.foldLeft(0)((sum, word) => sum + word.length())

println(size)
println(charCount)

//foldleft operator
//I definitely prefer the curried function form, why do we need curly braces around this code
//block? Other function take code blocks without curly braces. Tate text doesn't explain
//what these variations arise from, which irks me somewhat.
charCount = (0 /: words) {(sum, word) => sum + word.length()} 
println(charCount)