On 11/4/05, Gregory Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Nov 4, 2005, at 10:42 AM, Kevin Toppenberg wrote: > > Before I work on this, does any such functionality already exist? > By the way, I don't know if I've mentioned it on this list, but one idea > I've been exploring is "Functional Fileman" and achieving referential > transparency would be one of the biggest reasons for wanting to develop such > a thing. More specifically, I'm thinking about the possibility of turning > MUMPS globals into a monad. Monads are kinds of functors that effectively > control the way imperative bits of code (like destructive updates) are used > so as not to violate transparency. > > I know most people on this list are focused on the product as it is, and > these kinds of musings are not always appreciated, but the amount of time > I've spent chasing dependencies is one of the things that has gotten me to > think along these lines.
Its not a matter of not appreciating as much as not understanding. Sorry, but your understanding of computer theory is several orders of magnitude greater than mine! For example, I am not able to follow what a monad would be, or how it would be different etc etc. So I don't really know what to say. Kevin > > === > Gregory Woodhouse > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "You can't win if you don't finish the race." > --Richard Petty > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
