[plug] non-procedural programming

tlee tlee at enternet.com.au
Sat Oct 7 23:22:05 WST 2000


Just a quick one Mike - logical programming? Procedural and event driven (OOP) I
understand, but where does logical programming fit in please?

Mike Holland wrote:

> On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, The Thought Assassin wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, Mike Holland wrote:
> > > On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, tlee wrote:
> > > > Are procedural programs still being writen or is everybody using C++
> > > > OOP these days on linux.? Any feedback very appreciated.
> > > C++ is still very procedural.
> > > Very little non-trivial programming isnt.
>
> > I would dispute that, but I feel I am probably just disputing your meaning
> > of "non-trivial". Any program which must do extensive interactive
>
> I should say something more like: very little non-academic non-trivial
> programming doesnt have lots of procedural content.
>
>   I have played with logical programmimg with prolog, but dont see much
> use of that in the real world. I guess that expert systems would
> count. Anybody familiar with those?
>    And it depends on your definition of "programming". Setting up a simple
> spreadsheet or database may be non-procedural, but is it "real
> programming"? :)
>
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> Mike Holland  <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>
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