Iterable is an object that can be looped over, like a list or dictionary in Python. If you're using a language that's not from the 90s, it probably has some kind of Iterable interface.
"I'm trying to impress the new hire by turning this gnarly 100 line for
loop into a one-liner with Iterables and lambdas - it's like code golf but the prize is a fleeting sense of superiority."
"Oh great, the 'Agile Coach' is making us refactor all our loops to use Iterables now - I guess readable code is less important than buzzword compliance."
Martin Fowler dives deep into collection pipelines, a common functional programming pattern built on Iterables, with examples across many languages: Collection Pipeline
Paul Graham provides a list of resources to learn more about Lisp, the OG language for working with sequences and Iterables in a functional style: Lisp Resources
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