[Wittrs] Re: Debating with Functional Programmers

  • From: "iro3isdx" <xznwrjnk-evca@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: wittrsamr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:39:23 -0000

--- In Wittrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "kirby_urner" <wittrsamr@...> wrote:


> I'm not sure who Bishop is in this case -- one of those proper
> names in need of disambiguation.

Ah, sorry.  I assumed you would know since you brought up
constructivism.  But perhaps you were referring to the Math  Education
kind of constructism.  In any case, my comment was about Errett Bishop
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errett_Bishop> .


> The FP vs OO debate is somewhat silly, as it presumes either/or. Of
> course we want our students to have the same overview we have. Yes,
> these different approaches exist. Who said we can't spend some
> energy looking at several approaches?

Yes, I agree.

Regards,
Neil

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