Would it not be great if instead of a programming language being handed down to us as if made of stone, it was seen as a particular expression of a set of ideas (some good, some bad), much as music is, that we could relate and respond to in the same spirit?
i think a better analogy would be [programming techniques as "musical ideas", programming languages as instruments]. you can pick an instrument that fits what want to do, or build a new one if you know how :)
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Would it not be great if instead of a programming language being handed down to us as if made of stone, it was seen as a particular expression of a set of ideas (some good, some bad), much as music is, that we could relate and respond to in the same spirit?
The programming course at my university taught us the fundamental paradigmens. The languages were chosen only as examples.
Imperativ / OOP => Java
Functional => Haskell
Logic => Prolgo
i think a better analogy would be [programming techniques as "musical ideas", programming languages as instruments]. you can pick an instrument that fits what want to do, or build a new one if you know how :)
Sounds like you are talking of lisp.