Hello,
In a recent thread about pure functions, I argued about the fact that what we
actually need, and miss, is a clear definition of what state is and is not. I
just stepped on a paper by Alessandro Warth (author of OMeta) and Alan Kay
(author of... ;-) prcisely on this topic:
Worlds: Controlling the Scope of Side Effects
http://www.vpri.org/pdf/rn2008001_worlds.pdf
FWIW...Denis -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vit esse estrany ☣ spir.wikidot.com
