Re: Bob's 'Self-aggrandizing ignorant' Count: Was: What databases have taught me

From: Dmitry A. Kazakov <mailbox_at_dmitry-kazakov.de>
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 12:50:07 +0200
Message-ID: <1w1jle0rayqv1.1iqguvgdu5sc0$.dlg_at_40tude.net>


On 30 Jun 2006 22:01:34 -0700, David Barrett-Lennard wrote:

> ... An interesting challenge for the OO camp is to find specific
> examples of algorithms that are very difficult to express in
> declarative ways.

Hey, no tricks! (:-)) The source code of any imperative program can be considered a declaration. And reverse, any declaration is an imperative "read this, and execute."

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Received on Sat Jul 01 2006 - 12:50:07 CEST

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