Another thing that makes it different (part of the depth and
complexity) is the type-less nature of containers. You tell it what
you want it to do generically, and it figures out how based on the
kind of data you give it --even if you switched data types the next
time through... Aaarrgh!
Dennis
On Nov 27, 2005, at 5:52 PM, Charles Hartman wrote:
On Nov 27, 2005, at 5:47 PM, jbv wrote:
Ok that's fine... but still I'm wondering : what (if anything) makes
Transcript different from other languages (beside its "almost" plain
english syntax ?
Doesn't it feature variables, loops, if-then-else structures, arrays,
functions, etc. just like so many other languages ?
Speaking as a beginner & ignoramus, but one who's used other
languages for a variety of grow-your-own projects for many years,
I'd say it really *is* different, and the superficial similarities
(the kinds function calls and if-clauses any language, right down
to ASM, needs) are misleading.
It's the message path that dominates everything, I think. When you
keep it in mind you tend to make right decisions about design,
large and small. When you forget about it, you don't just do
inefficient work, you paint yourself into deeply bafflling corners.
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