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Subject: Functional Programming
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Date: 28 Mar 91 18:46:00 GMT
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First, the references relating Dijkstra (sometimes mispelled) and Functional
Programming were wrong. The correct is John Backus. Other references, including
guarded-commands, were right.

Second, as my poor knowledge of english language makes impossible to me to
continue the discussion, I'll just give the references.

J. Backus. "Programming Language Semantics and Closed Applicative Languages"
Conf. Record ACM Symp. on Principles of Programming Languages (Boston, Oct.
1973): 71-86.

J. Backus. "Can Programming Be Liberated from the von Neumann Style? A
Functional Style and Its Algebra of Programs." Comm. ACM 21 8 (Ago. 1978):
613-641.

                              (8-DCS)
Daniel C. Sobral
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