Re: Interesting take on Paradigms (OO vs Procedural)
- From: "Pete Dashwood" <dashwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:05:25 +1300
"Alistair" <alistair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On 29 Mar, 06:18, tim <T...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:15:20 +0000, docdwarf wrote:
'Technically' there is even less difference between what you cite and
between A-negative and B-positive human blood... now I'd appreciate it
if
you'd keep away from dealing with transfusions.
DD
Ditto. No more than one bit might separate a program that works correctly
and one that fails catastrophically. This is a relevant analogy, because
DNA is code.
Well said Tim. Most DNA is in fact what is called 'Junk DNA' with no
discernable function and with sections repeated without rhyme or
reason.
I think you need to qualify that to "without rhyme or reason that we can
discern at this time."
While it may be that much of what is there is left over from previous failed
evolutionary attempts (much as some maintenance programmers don't remove
code that has become irrelevant "just in case it is ever needed again"), and
is not required for the organism to function in its present incarnation,
that certainly doesn't mean we can decisively state it is there without
rhyme or reason.
We know that people can function "normally" even when quite large pieces of
their brains are removed, but we don't advocate removing brain parts in the
interest of general efficiency...:-)
Pete.
--
"I used to write COBOL...now I can do anything."
.
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