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The only real contention seems to be whether "functional programming language" should describe languages that merely facilitate functional programming (e.g. lis
by liability 6y ago
The only real contention seems to be whether "functional programming language" should describe languages that merely facilitate functional programming (e.g. lisp), or only to those that enforce it (Haskell.)
Otherwise, whether or not a procedure is a function is about as clear cut as you can get. It either is or it isn't, it's not subjective.
- mpweiher 6y ago> whether or not a procedure is a function is about as clear cut as you can get Definitely. If it returns a single value then it's a function. If it does not return a value, it's a procedure. (Pascal) All procedures are functions (C) All procedures and methods are functions (Swift) A Function procedure is a series of Visual Basic statements enclosed by the Function and End Function statements. (Visual Basic) ...
- liability 6y agoI'm not sure if you mean this comment to be a joke, or.... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_function https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_function