Comments on: Functional Programming Languages https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2009/04/10/functional-programming-languages/ Thoughts, rants, and even some code from the mind of Barney Boisvert. Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:58:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: barneyb https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2009/04/10/functional-programming-languages/comment-page-1/#comment-179400 barneyb Wed, 27 May 2009 06:51:54 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/?p=823#comment-179400 DeepDown, Yes, theoretically I could use a CFC to implement an array-like data structure for CFML, just as java.util.ArrayList does for Java. However, doing so would obsolete arrayLen() and such, since those only work on CF Arrays, as well as the handy bracket notation. And if they returned 'this' you'd have a problem, as each method creates a brand new array (or array-like CFC) and fills it with stuff for the next method to operate on. :) DeepDown,

Yes, theoretically I could use a CFC to implement an array-like data structure for CFML, just as java.util.ArrayList does for Java. However, doing so would obsolete arrayLen() and such, since those only work on CF Arrays, as well as the handy bracket notation.

And if they returned 'this' you'd have a problem, as each method creates a brand new array (or array-like CFC) and fills it with stuff for the next method to operate on. :)

]]> By: DeepDown https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2009/04/10/functional-programming-languages/comment-page-1/#comment-179396 DeepDown Wed, 27 May 2009 06:28:19 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/?p=823#comment-179396 Actually, if userObjectArray is an instance of a CF-component, the code above could be written in CF. The component methods should return "this" in order to make the chaining work :) Send me an email if you'ld like to have a demo CFC. Actually, if userObjectArray is an instance of a CF-component, the code above could be written in CF. The component methods should return "this" in order to make the chaining work :)

Send me an email if you'ld like to have a demo CFC.

]]> By: Peter Bell https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2009/04/10/functional-programming-languages/comment-page-1/#comment-172599 Peter Bell Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:09:40 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/?p=823#comment-172599 Guess we'll just have to wait for the GHC to be ported to the JVM :-) Guess we'll just have to wait for the GHC to be ported to the JVM :-)

]]> By: Cody Caughlan https://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/2009/04/10/functional-programming-languages/comment-page-1/#comment-172426 Cody Caughlan Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:11:47 +0000 http://www.barneyb.com/barneyblog/?p=823#comment-172426 > A JVM-based functional language with a C/Java-style syntax would be truly excellent. Sounds like Scala. > A JVM-based functional language with a C/Java-style syntax would be truly excellent.

Sounds like Scala.

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