Thanks John. - Don
> >> On Dec 22, 2017, at 1:44 AM, Don Lapin via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists. >4d.com> wrote: >> >> Do the difficulties of a functional approach apply to almost any >database-type application, or is it more the issues with error handling >in 4D? > >Difficulties implementing a functional approach arise from only being >able to do certain things with mutable data structures. Programming >languages that support a functional approach usually support both >mutable and immutable data structures. A database is inherently mutable, >so I suppose that part makes it difficult to begin with. > >> >> Are there other circumstances where a functional approach works well, >or is it simply an ideal? Do object-oriented languages (Python/Java/ >Apex?) work better in this regard, or is language unrelated to >functional programming? > >It works well for highly parallel systems and some newer languages were >designed with functional support features specifically for this purpose. >For example see Clojure, Haskell, and Erlang. > >John DeSoi, Ph.D. > > > >********************************************************************** >4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) >FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html >Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html >Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech >Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com >********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
