RE: Programming style
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- Subject: [mg47626] RE: [mg47597] Programming style
- From: "tgarza01 at prodigy.net.mx" <tgarza01 at prodigy.net.mx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 04:15:32 -0400 (EDT)
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It is definitely worth the effort. Once you get used to it you'll never want to hear about Do's and For's again. It is enormously more powerful, and it's a beauty. I strongly recommend you spend a few hours learning it(since you are an experienced programmer, your main effort will be in changing your old paradigms). Tomas Garza Mexico City Original Message: ----------------- From: lorenzo.keegan at handbag.com To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net Subject: [mg47626] [mg47597] Programming style Hello, I am an experienced computer programmer having used ADA, C, Visual Basic etc. for years. Recently I bought the book "Mathematica - A Practical Approach", where different styles of programming are discussed, namely Functional programming versus Procedural programming. The book seems to suggest that most Scientist and "professional" Mathematica users prefer the Functional programming approach. For years I have been working with the "Procedural" method. What are your feelings ? Is it worth the effort to learn the Functional method ? Does it matter ? Thanks for your time Best Wishes Laurence Keegan -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .