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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
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On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:42:18 -0800 (PST), Hibou57 (Yannick Duch�ne) wrote:

[points I agree with]

> And indeed, it is a good idea to not talk about algorithms using a
> particular "implementation language", beceause algorithms are better
> discussed using declarative meanings (implementation decision as well,
> should be disccused using declarative meanings).

I doubt it. The idea of algorithms is imperative, and thus constructive. In
contrast to this declarative descriptions are often non-constructive.
Compare a differential equation (declarative description of a solution) to
an algorithm of solving the equation.

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