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From: kadie@uiucdcsb.CS.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Functional vs. Object-Oriented
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Date: Fri, 27-Jun-86 17:47:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 27 17:47:00 1986
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Nf-From: uiucdcsb.CS.UIUC.EDU!kadie    Jun 27 16:47:00 1986


Two of the new waves in programming seem to be in total opposition.
Functional programming languages, like FP, have us program with
virtually no side-effects. Object-oriented languages like Smalltalk
have us program with only side-effects.

In the spirit of generating discussion, let me ask
what reasons we have to belief that either paradigm
is useful?

Also, since they contradict either other, they can't both
be right, right?

Carl Kadie
University of Illinois