Jonathan Gardner <jgard...@jonathangardner.net> writes: > On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 10:22 AM, John Bokma <j...@castleamber.com> wrote: >> Jonathan Gardner <jgard...@jonathangardner.net> writes: >>> On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 11:16 PM, Lie Ryan <lie.1...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Now, why don't we start a PEP to make python a fully-functional language >>>> then? >>> >>> Because people don't think the same way that programs are written in >>> functional languages. >> >> Heh! When I learned Miranda it felt natural to me. Prolog on the other >> hand... >> >> In short: I am afraid you're overgeneralizing here; it depends on one's >> background. If not, citation needed ;-) >> > > Unfortunately, this is something that is hardly measurable. Short of a > survey (of whom? of what?), there can be no objective evaluation. To > date, I don't know of any such studies or surveys. > > I won't deny that really smart people enjoy the challenge of > programming in a functional style, and some even find it easier to > work with. However, when it comes to readability and maintenance, I > appreciate the statement-based programming style, simply because it's > easier for me to understand an debug.
In my class there where basically 2 groups of people: the ones who got functional programming and the ones who had a hard time with it. The latter group consisted mostly of people who had been programming in languages like C and Pascal for years; they had a hard time thinking functionally. The former group consisted mostly of people who had little or no programming experience, with a few exceptions (including me :-) ). So I have the feeling it has more to do with your background then how people think / are wired. -- John Bokma j3b Hacking & Hiking in Mexico - http://johnbokma.com/ http://castleamber.com/ - Perl & Python Development -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
