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Re:Hey, C Is a Functional Language Too by Avshalom on Friday November 02, 2012 @09:15AM (#4732454)
well it's primary use seems to be providing a moving goal post for the functional side during the occasional OO vs Functional skirmishes.
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Re:Hey, C Is a Functional Language Too by Evbn on Friday November 02, 2012 @11:13AM (#4732992)
That is required for parity with the OO side. Cf. Alan Kay on OO.
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Re:Hey, C Is a Functional Language Too by Avshalom on Friday November 02, 2012 @11:44AM (#4733144)
quite. Smalltalk is OO and Haskell is Functional are about the only (currently) accepted facts about the definitions of OO and Functional.
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