[ale] Ale Inc.? (was RE: [ale] surviving sans work

[Geoffrey]

Joseph A Knapka wrote:


>>You really don't want a language designed to do both OOP and structured.
>>  If you do, some schmuck will toggle between the two and put us all in
>>the loony bin.
>>
> 
> I disagree. I want a language that lets me use the right
> abstraction for the problem, whatever that may be, and do
> it in a clean, consistent way. In the absence of such a
> language, I have to mix things up. The languages I
> really enjoy working in (C, Python, Prolog) have this in
> common: they do what they do very well, with a minimum of
> fuss and an orthogonal set of features. Also, they're
> simple enough that a single human brain can understand
> them easily; this is a severely underrated trait
> in software systems.


I disagree with your disagreement. :)  To properly create a language to 
support both programming approaches, it must be large (c++??) and 
therefore provide too much latitude for confusing programming 
approaches.  If you want a dump truck, get a dump truck.  If you want a 
sports car....


> 
> Cheers,
>  
> -- Joe
> "I should like to close this book by sticking out any part of my neck
>  which is not yet exposed, and making a few predictions about how the
>  problem of quantum gravity will in the end be solved."
>  --- Physicist Lee Smolin, "Three Roads to Quantum Gravity"
> 
> 
> 


-- 
Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

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are not made adequately clear in the technical documentation available."
- David P. Kormann and Aviel D. Rubin, AT&T Labs - Research
- http://www.avirubin.com/passport.html


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