I might be old skool, hence I remember the glorious day, when freshers learned functional programming, notably using the CAML-Light programming language.
Well, it seems like MS have been taking notice of this (rather esoteric, yet lovely) language, because they are coming out with a F# language for Visual Studio which is based on CAML Ligths bigger brother O-CAML (Object CAML). So maybe I've got to find my old Functional programming book, and brush it up. Yes, I do think, unfortunately, that I've lost my capabilities in CAML at present, and I even demononstrated it… (Sorry AAA if you see this 😉
Read it all here http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/10/23/microsoft_f_sharp/
Aaah functional programming! Even here in Rdg we were taught that in 1998… we used Miranda.
Can't say I know anything about CAML Lights except that you can smoke them…
*pokes Karsten to see if he is alive*
Hey, they had publicly available F# the year after we did caml old chap – so umm, omg, 4 years ago! I have to say, I never got very far with it, and decided caml light was better, on the grounds I could use it, and, y'know, named after a brand of cigs.
LOL – fair enough, now the news here is that they'll include it into VS…