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For about 6 years. In C, Java, Perl, Python, C++ and, sadly, VB. I've seen a bit of "funcational" in python's type "function" and lambda expressions. But didn'

by dsc 16y ago

For about 6 years. In C, Java, Perl, Python, C++ and, sadly, VB. I've seen a bit of "funcational" in python's type "function" and lambda expressions. But didn't really understand how I could go far with this. I kinda don't see how I can build a large project based solely on the idea of having those constructs in the language.

hga 16y ago
Once you have enough scars from side effects, especially if you try your hand at concurrent programming, you'll appreciate it a lot more I suspect. Although as others have noted, it's not exactly a "holy grail".
davidmathers 16y ago
One option is to study functional programming ideas using a language you already know: http://hop.perl.plover.com/book/ http://hop.perl.plover.com/book/