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Re:WelsonJS: Build a Windows app on the Windows built-in Jav... by thesecretsquad on Thursday August 22, 2024 @08:38PM (#41325404)
Also, Smalltalk was heavily inspired by LISP[0]. The line between functional and object-oriented is quite blurry. Especially in a pure OO language like Smalltalk. The dynamic and prototypical model of JS is definitely another example of the subtle harmony of functional and OO.

[0]: https://worrydream.com/EarlyHistoryOfSmalltalk/

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Re:WelsonJS: Build a Windows app on the Windows built-in Jav... by trashburger on Friday August 23, 2024 @03:13AM (#41326775)
I agree 100%. I firmly hold the belief that the two paradigms are just different perspectives of looking at the same thing (state and behavior). Also see https://insearchofsecrets.com/2014/08/04/lisp-smalltalk-and-...
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