Friday, April 27, 2012

#AltDevBlogADay » Functional Programming in C++

#AltDevBlogADay » Functional Programming in C++: "Someone taking an introductory programming class might be scratching their head and thinking “aren’t all programs supposed to be written like this?”  The reality is that far more programs are Big Balls of Mud than not.  Traditional imperative programming languages give you escape hatches, and they get used all the time.  If you are just writing throwaway code, do whatever is most convenient, which often involves global state.  If you are writing code that may still be in use a year later, balance the convenience factor against the difficulties you will inevitably suffer later.  Most developers are not very good at predicting the future time integrated suffering their changes will result in."

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