3 ms·

I'd rather like to see an article about the opposite - mutables in math, or better, programming in math. I know iterative algorithms and math do not have much

by frevd 13y ago

I'd rather like to see an article about the opposite - mutables in math, or better, programming in math. I know iterative algorithms and math do not have much in common, but it would be fascinating to explore some possibilties of opening up math to such kind of sequential calculation.

kazagistar 13y ago
Math generally isn't even recursive. When it is, it is only so as a byproduct of its declarative nature. You don't usually deal with instances, but the set of all possible valid instances. That said, I really don't see the point of making programming look more like math... the deep distaste most people have for the abstract symbol manipulations therein, and the clear favoring of instances and examples, seems to pretty effectively point towards the opposite direction.