I found the functional programming (in C++) advice post linked from the referenced post a much more interesting read. http://gamasutra.com/view/news/169296/Ind

I found the functional programming (in C++) advice post linked from the referenced post a much more interesting read. http://gamasutra.com/view/news/169296/Indepth_Functional_programming_in_C.php http://gamasutra.com/view/news/169296/Indepth_Functional_pro... "Avoid globals" is a fairly common (and good) truism for programmers of all stripes. But casting it in light of the central (and easily digestible) tenet of functional programming makes it much more approachable. Smart (but sometimes insufferably pompous ) proponents of functional programming should take notes.