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On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 2:58 AM, Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Where, in any useful production code, is the difference between
>> functions and procedures actually helpful? Or where, in student code,
>> would it be useful to distinguish? I've been teaching Python to
>> students with a variety of backgrounds, and nobody has yet been
>> bothered by this. Not a single one.
>>
>> ChrisA
>
> In English =E2=80=94 and all Indo-European=C2=B9 languages =E2=80=94 ther=
e are two moods
> =E2=80=9CIt is raining=E2=80=9D is in declarative mood
> =E2=80=9CCome in!=E2=80=9D is in imperative mood
>
> Now there is a realm in which they are not distinct
>
> =E2=80=9CIt is raining!=E2=80=9D said Harry Potter to Hermione and it sta=
rted raining
> =E2=80=9CCome in!=E2=80=9D said Harry, And the chair walked hoppety-hop i=
nto the room
>
> So sure if you want to teach magic to your kids, all power to you.
> Myself, I=E2=80=99ll stick to what I know better than magic =E2=80=94 pro=
gramming

Answer the question, maybe... when *in programming* is this
distinction important?

ChrisA