On Nov 23, 2005, at 5:35 PM, Jim Self wrote:
Gregory,
Beyond the syntax, there is also the pithy mathematical notation
and the lack of concrete
examples in a familiar context that is a barrier to understanding.
Since the common
programming language of VistA and this list is MUMPS, these
esoteric topics might be much
more interesting and enlightening to programmers on this list
(perhaps including yourself)
if you were to show us basic implementations of the concepts in MUMPS.
Hmm...interesting. Obviously, since MUMPS is a very different sort of
language, I would have to make some extensions to the language to
illustrate the basic concepts of functional programming, but that
could certainly be a useful exercise. One point, though is that you
*can't* do procedural programming in Haskell, it simply lacks the
necessary constructs (other languages, like Common Lisp, support both
styles). So, I suppose it would be necessary to "remove" certain
language features, too.
===
Gregory Woodhouse
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"You can't win if you don't finish the race."
--Richard Petty
-------------------------------------------------------
This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files
for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes
searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK!
http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click
_______________________________________________
Hardhats-members mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
