Subj : Re: OO compilers and efficiency
To   : comp.programming
From : Gerry Quinn
Date : Fri Jul 29 2005 12:09 pm

In article <42e91988$0$28629$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net>, 
usenet@jdh30.plus.com says...
> Chris Dollin wrote:
> > Gerry Quinn wrote:
> >> In article <42e5727b$0$24484$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net>,
> >> usenet@jdh30.plus.com says...

> >>> If you'd like to select which of those benefit you the most then I can
> >>> go into more detail. For example, do you already know what functional
> >>> programming is and why it is useful?
> >> 
> >> Don't you mean useless?
> > 
> > No, he doesn't. Do you have a case to make?
> 
> No, he doesn't. :-)

One could possibly make that case regarding pure functional 
programming.  But in terms of the general class of functional 
languages, it is of course an exaggeration - functional languages 
undoubtedly have some uses.

Given the bizarre attachment to them shown by many enthusiasts, 
however, I suspect that the actual usage of functional languages, such 
as it is, more than honours the extent of their usefulness.

- Gerry Quinn

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