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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=117333917-25072005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Python is capable of functional programming that would make
most APLers happy: see David Mertz's articles at <A
href="http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-prog.html">http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-prog.html</A> and
<A
href="http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-prog2.html">http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-prog2.html</A>,
although Ruby was there earlier with closures, according to
Mertz.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Hank</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
users-ironpython.com-bounces@lists.ironpython.com
[mailto:users-ironpython.com-bounces@lists.ironpython.com] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>John Lam<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 25, 2005 12:21 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Discussion of IronPython; Discussion of IronPython<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:
[IronPython] Pondering Monad/MSH and IronPython<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV id=idOWAReplyText83024 dir=ltr>On the other hand, it's useful to avoid
context switches to get things done. For example, we recently tossed NAnt out of
our build/deploy environment and replaced it with Ruby+Rake. In NAnt, the
context switch from "scripting a task" to "writing a task" was really severe -
you had to pull out your compiler to get something done. In Ruby+Rake, we now
seemlessly migrate back and forth between sending commands to the shell, to
writing abstractions to do certain things (like config our NLBS cluster) to
writing descriptions like "this target depends on these three other
targets".</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>I haven't had a chance to look at the MSH language yet - apparently
something is keeping my betaplace application from being accepted (or my spam
filter is eating the reply - not sure :)) but for those who have seen it, can
python or ruby-isms produce more or less the syntax?</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>-John</DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><A href="http://www.iunknown.com">http://www.iunknown.com</A></DIV>
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