[IronPython] Pondering Monad/MSH and IronPython

[Hank Fay]

Python is capable of functional programming that would make most APLers
happy: see David Mertz's articles at
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-prog.html and
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-prog2.html, although
Ruby was there earlier with closures, according to Mertz.
 
Hank
 


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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".
 
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?
 
-John
http://www.iunknown.com
 
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