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Re:No future for functional programming in 2008 by Tichy on Monday January 21, 2008 @11:58AM (#101632)
Still, it would be nice to have some examples of pretty functional code for real world applications (like a blog).

I've started learning Scheme again recently, and some things are pure bliss, but others are horrible. Maybe I am spoiled by Java, but for some things I really can't imagine how to properly code them without objects. As an example for something ugly, look at the hashtables in MzScheme.

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Re:No future for functional programming in 2008 by boredguy8 on Monday January 21, 2008 @12:07PM (#101639)
Something like (Implementing a blog in Common Lisp)[http://dirtyhack.org/vetler/docs/cl-webapp-intro/part-1/]?
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Re:No future for functional programming in 2008 by binarykeats on Monday January 21, 2008 @12:50PM (#101666)
I just noticed that that's where the guy pulled his example from! I also noticed how badly it supports his argument. That definition of the blog-post class also gives you accessors and a constructor, which would be more verbose to define in Java or C++.

*Edited for clarity

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Re:No future for functional programming in 2008 by binarykeats on Monday January 21, 2008 @12:18PM (#101647)
Or this: http://www.scheme.dk/blog/2007/01/introduction-to-web-develo...
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