On 13/03/2014 03:09, Rustom Mody wrote:
Call the action-world the 'imperative' world.
Call the value-world the 'functional' world ('declarative' would be
better but 'functional' is too entrenched).
[Following table meant to be read with fixed (courier) font]
| | Imperative | Functional |
| Language entity | Statement | Expression |
| Denote (and think with) | Action | Value |
| Abstracted into | Procedure | Function |
| Atoms are | Assignment | Constant/Variable |
| Data Structures | Mutable | Immutable |
| Loop primitive | Recursion | Iteration |
| World is | In time | Timeless (Platonic) |
Small typo I think in that the looping Primitives are switched about?
Regards
Ian
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