[Edu-sig] Python as Application

[Grégoire Dooms]

Arthur wrote:

>
>My route to a practical, business-oriented understanding of technology
>included - probably as its most important effort - undertaking the effort of
>learning abstract mathematics with the help of a multi-paradigm Open Source
>programming language. 
>  
>
Seeing multi-paradigm triggers the tought of Oz/Mozart in my brain.
Do you know Mozart? http://www.mozart-oz.org/ ?
It is a Opens-Source multiparadigm language with functional programming 
(including terminal recursivity), logic (single-assignment) variables, 
dataflow concurrency (through suspending thread on undetermined 
variables), object-orientation, transparent distribution, and constraint 
programming (did I forget one ? :-)
A recent very good introductory book uses it to travel among the world 
of the different programming paradigms:
"Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming" 
http://mitpress.mit.edu/0262220695

I found many things similar to Python stuff in there and I think both 
languages could benefit from each other.
Best,
--
Grégoire Dooms