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> Talk about missing the main point of my comment. I didn't miss your point. Your point was invalid. You were assuming that OP was entirely unfamiliar with fun

> Talk about missing the main point of my comment. I didn't miss your point. Your point was invalid. You were assuming that OP was entirely unfamiliar with functional or logic programming, and that functional or logic programming snippets would be unintelligible to them. You had no reason for these assumptions. > Strange because they published a paper about adding constraints years ago Ah thanks, I did not know that. The point above still stands, though: Adding an extension to what calls itself a "logic/functional" language does not make it into only a constraint logic programming language.

naasking 8y ago
> You were assuming that OP was entirely unfamiliar with functional or logic programming, and that functional or logic programming snippets would be unintelligible to them. You had no reason for these assumptions. No I didn't. I exhaustively covered all cases: "If you're familiar with constraint LP, then you don't need this sort of snippet, and if you're not familiar with it, I don't think any such snippet would be intelligible to you without hard work." The first clause says that the high-level description as a LP language suffices if you're already familiar with such a concept and so snippets aren't of much use, and if you're not, then a snippet wouldn't help you anyway.
- tom_mellior 8y ago
  From the featured website: "Mercury is a logic/functional programming language". You are still going on about constraints, although they are not mentioned on the website at all. Also, before, you were going on about functional programming as if OP was not familiar with it: "What snippet in a purely functional programming language would be simultaneously intelligible and communicate the power of FP to someone who knew only imperative programming?" Snippets would be useful for people who already know functional or logic programming. Have a nice day.
  - naasking 8y ago
    > You are still going on about constraints Seriously? I merely quoted my original text to demonstrate a completely unrelated point, so you're the one harping on this unnecessarily. > Also, before, you were going on about functional programming as if OP was not familiar with it: "What snippet in a purely functional programming language would be simultaneously intelligible and communicate the power of FP to someone who knew only imperative programming?" Right, the point being made is clarified by the text I quoted. If you're familiar with it then you don't need it, and if you're not then it wouldn't help you.

naasking 8y ago

> You were assuming that OP was entirely unfamiliar with functional or logic programming, and that functional or logic programming snippets would be unintelligible to them. You had no reason for these assumptions. No I didn't. I exhaustively covered all cases: "If you're familiar with constraint LP, then you don't need this sort of snippet, and if you're not familiar with it, I don't think any such snippet would be intelligible to you without hard work." The first clause says that the high-level description as a LP language suffices if you're already familiar with such a concept and so snippets aren't of much use, and if you're not, then a snippet wouldn't help you anyway.

tom_mellior 8y ago
From the featured website: "Mercury is a logic/functional programming language". You are still going on about constraints, although they are not mentioned on the website at all. Also, before, you were going on about functional programming as if OP was not familiar with it: "What snippet in a purely functional programming language would be simultaneously intelligible and communicate the power of FP to someone who knew only imperative programming?" Snippets would be useful for people who already know functional or logic programming. Have a nice day.
- naasking 8y ago
  > You are still going on about constraints Seriously? I merely quoted my original text to demonstrate a completely unrelated point, so you're the one harping on this unnecessarily. > Also, before, you were going on about functional programming as if OP was not familiar with it: "What snippet in a purely functional programming language would be simultaneously intelligible and communicate the power of FP to someone who knew only imperative programming?" Right, the point being made is clarified by the text I quoted. If you're familiar with it then you don't need it, and if you're not then it wouldn't help you.