The functional revolution is underway, people just don't realize it yet. 
My favorite example is Java's revolutionary "Spring" framework, which uses
"inversion of control" -- basically just a weak, limited version of
function passing.  Sooner or later business will start to realize they
need to move beyond Java/C#: it's just going to take some nudging along.

~~ Robert.

On Sat, May 12, 2007 5:27 am, Jon Harrop wrote:
> On Saturday 12 May 2007 11:26, Oliver Bandel wrote:
>> ... does FP ideas become more and more popular?
>
> Yes. The LINQ project brings functional programming to databases. Both
> Java
> and C# are adopting functional features (like closures).
>
> --
> Dr Jon D Harrop, Flying Frog Consultancy Ltd.
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