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January 3, 2007, 12:32
Gobliz
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For those of you who have ever tried a functional programming language (like Haskell, ML) I have the question.. was it easy to learn? why...or why not?
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January 3, 2007, 17:44
Gobliz
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Did noone ever try it?
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January 3, 2007, 18:00
Eckolin
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Not for game programming, at any rate...
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January 3, 2007, 18:01
Rincewind
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Quoting Gobliz:
Did noone ever try it?


Not me. Isn't functional programming mathematics, and not very useful for game programming?


Also on a lighter note: how's your Cap'n Jimbo Catfish game going? :)

[Edited on January 3, 2007 by Rincewind]
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January 3, 2007, 18:53
Gobliz
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No, I didn't mean for game development. Just in general. Because I have to hold a debate about, if functional programming is hard or easy for the average programmer. So I wanted to know your opinions. Cause I think nothing is ever too hard, you just have to put more time in it.
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January 3, 2007, 19:33
PEader
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Quoting Gobliz:
No, I didn't mean for game development. Just in general. Because I have to hold a debate about, if functional programming is hard or easy for the average programmer. So I wanted to know your opinions. Cause I think nothing is ever too hard, you just have to put more time in it.

Does putting more time into not make it hard?

Case in point; I can watch television without putting any or very little time into it but to use the internet I must first learn how a computer works which takes time ergo therefore etcetera using the internet is harder then using a television or do you have some other measure of how hard something is to do?

Don't all languages use functional programming to a degree? Do you mean learning to use functions versus only using state?

What would you classify as being easy? Fast? Not problematic? Could use previous knowledge?

[Edited on January 3, 2007 by PEader]
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