From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2011-04-14T17:29:31+09:00
Subject: Re: functional paradigm taking over

On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Mike Stephens <rubfor@recitel.net> wrote:
> Longest post for at least a year.
>
> It would appear people are comfortable with discussing details but once
> you stray into challenging their worldviews, you see quite different
> behaviour patterns.
>
> A reminder of why we have to have our bags searched at the airport.

Nicely put.  As the originator of this thread I am sorry where all
this went.  My intent was to hear how other people view the tendency
to include functional features in other programming languages or
create hybrids from the start.  Or hear whether they disagree that
such a tendency exists.

Unfortunately I am myself guilty of following that "Excel is (not) a
(functional) language" branch of the discussion that you lured us
into. :-)  That is an interesting topic in itself but not what I had
in mind originally.

If there's still anybody out there who wishes to comment along the
original line of thought, please let's hear it.

Kind regards

robert

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