| Name : perl-Language-FP
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| Version : 0.03
| Vendor : obs://build_opensuse_org/devel:languages:perl
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| Release : 1.65
| Date : 2024-08-05 19:13:05
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| Group : Development/Libraries/Perl
| Source RPM : perl-Language-FP-0.03-1.65.src.rpm
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| Size : 0.02 MB
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| Packager : (none)
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| Summary : Think like Jonh Backus wants you to
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Description :
\'Language::FP\' is an implementation of John Backus\' FP language, a purely
functional language remarkable for its lack of named variables -- only
functions have names. Note that this is *not* a deliberately obfuscated
language -- it was designed for actual users (probably mathematicians).
Since Perl\'s $calars, AATTrrays and %ashes advertise themselves so boldly, I
thought programming in a language whose author thought that named variables
led only to confusion and error would be eye-opening. I now know why every
language since has had named variables.
While at some point I should probably include a brief FP tutorial, for the
moment please see http://www.cse.sc.edu/~bays/FPlink for more information
on the language\'s history and basic functions. There are a number of subtle
syntactic variants of FP described and implemented on the web. This
unfortunate state of affairs is due at least in part to the original
language\'s use of non-ASCII characters. This package uses a hybrid chosen
to be somewhat: (1) legible, (2) faithful to the original, and (3)
predictable to those familiar with Perl.
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