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From: mph@lion.inmos.co.uk (Mike Harrison)
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Subject: Re: Call for Discussion: comp.lang.functional
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Date: 2 Mar 90 16:10:36 GMT
References: <1921@husc6.harvard.edu> <1110@kunivv1.sci.kun.nl>
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In article <1110@kunivv1.sci.kun.nl> eerke@cs.kun.nl (Eerke Boiten) writes:
>In article <1921@husc6.harvard.edu> carlton@husc4.harvard.edu (david carlton) writes:
>>The question has come up of what we mean by functional languages.  When

>Why not dedicate the newsgroup to the *functional aspects* of
>programming languages? This makes it clear that talking about LISP in
>the group is OK, as long as you don't RPLACA etc. 

I wouldn't object to RPLACA or RPLACD, which can be used to overcome the 
lack of Letrec etc.

The use of prog, loop & GO !!! should not be encouraged in the group.

The paradigm that I like is (to quote someone) "lambda calculus in drag".

I don't care what the name of the group is (as long as I get it and can find
it), but I strongly support its creation.

Mike,



Michael P. Harrison - Software Group - Inmos Ltd. UK.
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