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<blockquote data-quote="David Brown" data-source="post: 5160935"><p>Of course there are language-independent algorithms and program designs,</p><p>but it is also true that the algorithms and design you use is likely to</p><p>be strongly influenced by the programming language targeted.</p><p></p><p>It often makes sense to think in terms of programming paradigms rather</p><p>than programming languages. The way you design an algorithm in C and in</p><p>Haskell is likely to be significantly different, but the algorithm in C</p><p>and Pascal is likely to be very similar (both are imperative languages)</p><p>while the algorithm in Haskell and OCaml will be similar (both are</p><p>functional programming languages). In each case, however, the</p><p>beginnings of the design are the same - you start with pencil and paper,</p><p>or a whiteboard, with a combination of maths, natural language and lines</p><p>and arrows rather than any programming language.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="David Brown, post: 5160935"] Of course there are language-independent algorithms and program designs, but it is also true that the algorithms and design you use is likely to be strongly influenced by the programming language targeted. It often makes sense to think in terms of programming paradigms rather than programming languages. The way you design an algorithm in C and in Haskell is likely to be significantly different, but the algorithm in C and Pascal is likely to be very similar (both are imperative languages) while the algorithm in Haskell and OCaml will be similar (both are functional programming languages). In each case, however, the beginnings of the design are the same - you start with pencil and paper, or a whiteboard, with a combination of maths, natural language and lines and arrows rather than any programming language. [/QUOTE]
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