Truly declarative language?

Question

Does anyone know of a truly declarative language? The behavior I\'m looking for is kind of what Excel does, where I can define variables and formulas, and have the formula\'s re

Answer 1

Groovy and the magic of closures.

def (x, y) = [ 10, 20 ]

def z = { x + y }

assert 30 == z()

x = 50

assert 70 == z()

def f = { n -> n + 1 }  // define another closure

def g = { x + f(x) }    // ref that closure in another

assert 101 == g()       // x=50, x + (x + 1)

f = { n -> n + 5 }     // redefine f()

assert 105 == g()      // x=50, x + (x + 5)

It's possible to add automagic memoization to functions too but it's a lot more complex than just one or two lines. http://blog.dinkla.net/?p=10