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Paradigms, not languages
by Franklin Chen /
multi-paradigm and multi-platform
by Faisal Waris /
Paradigms, not languages
by Franklin Chen /
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Very good presentation! Since languages are just a means, not an end in themselves, for expressing paradigms, bringing the focus to the paradigms is the way to go.
multi-paradigm and multi-platform
by Faisal Waris /
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Paul mentions that OCaml (which I personally think is an excellent language) is multi-paradigm and runs on the platforms we care about today cloud, web, IOS, Android (have to add Windows to the list). I would like to add that so does F# which is an OCaml derivative. You can target IOS, Android via Mono and the web via WebSharper(websharper.com) and FunScript (funscript.org).
Also, I believe Async (F#, C#, C++ '11) is a language paradigm that has emerged recently and is necessary for cloud programming and building responsive UIs. Here I am talking about Async as a language feature that allows us to express the intent clearly. Many languages have Async programming capability via callbacks and continuations but the intent can get muddled when the programs become complex.