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The Tao of Programming

• bchjam 15y ago
  obligatory: http://www.canonical.org/~kragen/tao-of-programming.html http://www.canonical.org/~kragen/tao-of-programming.html
• pixie_ 15y ago
  Taoism isn't really a religon, but more of a philosophy, and it's a really good one for a programmer. If you haven't read it then check it out. My favorite translation is here - http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/texts/taote-v3.html http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/texts/taote...
• ricardobeat 15y ago
  Interestingly, javascript fits the description very well: good balance between OO and functional :)
  • nxn 15y ago
    Hmm, I don't think I ever consciously recognized this about JavaScript before. Even when I focus on the functional sides by using functions for namespacing, constructors (I avoid 'new'), scoping, and limiting external access, objects still cooperate nicely and feel natural. This says a lot, because even in F#, which was designed to work well with OOP, mixing the two doesn't seem to produce a nice blend for me.