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I wouldn't say that programming is expressed as OVS. Function calls are VSO, e.g. `push(array, element)`. Method calls are SVO, `array.push(element)`. I specula
by kibwen 4y ago
I wouldn't say that programming is expressed as OVS. Function calls are VSO, e.g. `push(array, element)`. Method calls are SVO, `array.push(element)`. I speculate that this is why method-style dot-notation has become so dominant over the past few decades, because of its natural familiarity to English speakers as compared to the functional VSO style.
- tmtvl 4y agoProgramming doesn't have a definite order, it depends on language. Some examples: movq %rax, %rbx add rbx, rax (cons a b) a := b; b 1 a + !
- raverbashing 4y agoIt's not a "programming style" in this case, assembly is the only "computer language" that doesn't fit the Chomsky hierarchy paradigm, because it is too simple