Anno domini 2022 Tue, 1 Feb 12:01:56 -0500 Steve Litt scripsit: > Nikolaus Klepp via Dng said on Tue, 1 Feb 2022 17:55:30 +0100 > > >Anno domini 2022 Tue, 1 Feb 11:44:37 -0500 > > Steve Litt scripsit: > > >> In the hands of anything but a very careful and > >> security-knowledgeable programmer, writing Python3 is more secure > >> than writing C. You could think of Python3 as C with seatbelts and > >> airbags, and a heck of an inefficient transmission. > > > >When it comes to this, I still prefer Scheme/Lisp seatbelts and > >airbags. But that's most likely because I have a grey beard and the > >first "high level" languages where indentation kicked my butt were > >fortran and cobol. Seeing that resurrected in python is like return of > >the living dead ... > > > >Nik > > Hi Nik, > > I've been trying for over a decade to learn Scheme, or any other > functional programming language. I've failed every time. Since 1982 > I've been a structured programmer using functional decomposition as a > design method. I can do OOP, although I'm not that impressed by it. > > How can I acquire the proper mindset to do Scheme or other functional > languages the right way, so I can finally start functional programming > that doesn't have a C accent?
Hi Steve, This is a good talk on functionl programming for non-functional programmers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0if71HOyVjY A good book helps a lot https://www.scheme.com/tspl4/ - get the printed version, it's better to read. And an IDE. Some like emacs, I prefer drracket https://racket-lang.org - (when you want to do GUIs look at racket-gui-easy - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHn3px69jb1bx5EOWyCIgFg ) Don't get fooled by pythoneers teaching pythonised scheme. And then start a little project without using any of the assignment functions like set! :) Nik > > Thanks, > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful > Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng > -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ... _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
