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Monday, September 19, 2005

Is REBOL a Pure Functional Language?

Carl Sassenrath: Is REBOL a Pure Functional Language?:

In the realm of computer science, there is the concept of functional languages or functional programming. It is sometimes debated whether REBOL falls into that category. As the designer of REBOL, I think I can help clarify the debate: REBOL is not a pure functional language (PFL). And, to be precise: it was not intended to be.

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