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Yes, and my whole point is that assembly does not have those semantics either. The computer is an imperative machine.

• TuringTest 5y ago
  The computer is not an imperative machine. It's a physical machine that you describe with an imperative representation in your mind. Can you tell the difference, or are you unaware of the map-territory distinction going on? Functional programmers are simply choosing to use a different style of map, but we both represent the same reality.
  • dehrmann 5y ago
    According to Wikipedia, "the hardware implementation of almost all computers is imperative." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperative_programming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperative_programming
    • TuringTest 5y ago
      [Citation needed]