Re: the power of a language example: full mathematical functions buildin

> From: Jon Harrop <j...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> There is a lot more to programming than mathematics.

I say the same thing, only stronger: Most programming deals with
data processing, and most data processing is in fact processing
numerical values and/or text, and most of the rest of programming
is device control such as driving graphics displays. The fraction
of programming that deals with mathematical theorem proving is
infinitesimally small. The fraction of programming that deals with
any aspect of symbolic/abstract math in any form is microscopically
small. Mathematics (beyond arithmetic) is a tiny niche market, not
large enough to warrent inclusion in any general-purpose
programming language except as an optional add-on module.