Re: Declarative, Procedural, Object-Oriented, ...

From: Joe \ <joe_at_bftsi0.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 20:05:13 -0800
Message-ID: <1073880319.420413@news-1.nethere.net>

"Dawn M. Wolthuis" <dwolt_at_tincat-group.com> wrote in message <news:btt396$d1g$1_at_news.netins.net>...

> When it comes to a language with which one can define TYPES and OPERATIONS
> (classes and methods, or whatever terminology you wish to use), are there
> data models that are implemented with any other kind of computer language
> other than Declarative, Procedural, or Object-Oriented? Thanks. --dawn

LISPers use the terms "functional" and "imperative" to classify languages. Functional programming would probably be the best choice for an extensible relational DBMS.

(BTW, I haven't forgotten about your "empirical" BS12 question. Yet another definition clash? BS12 info is few and far between!)

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