On Mon, 2006-10-09 at 10:24 -0700, Charles Mills wrote:
> Paraphrasing, a programming language has [...] Variables

In fp style you don't have variables!

_Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs_ (one of the great
undergraduate textbooks of our age) doesn't get around to introducing
variables until nearly the halfway point!

-- 
David Andrews
A. Duda and Sons, Inc.
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