From: Johnny Morrice <spoon@...>
Date: 2011-04-04T18:21:00+09:00
Subject: Re: functional paradigm taking over

> When you consider the merits of functional languages, I believe you
> should take into account not only the elegance with which you can
> express what you want to do, or how amenable it is to eg parallel
> processing. You should also consider whether it strikes a better
> balance between such issues and accessibility. Does all your
> terseness and 'elegance' give you a justifiable advantage over
> something simpler which could be more easily handled by a person of
> less capability?

Your argument is fap: programming isn't an abstract philosophy.
Meaningful debate is impossible without evidence.

Please provide specific examples.  Show us something you don't
understand.

Cheers
Johnny