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by vram22 3064 days ago
>How about a language that lets you put your procedures in tables?

How about Python? It lets you put your procedures in tables - dispatch tables, that is:

def eat(): print "eating"; def walk(): print "walking"

t = {"eat": eat, "walk": walk}

# now call the reqd. function via string s read from somewhere: keyboard, file, etc. ...

t[s]() # error handling omitted

Kidding apart:

>Dividing it up into sub-functions/classes scatters the logic

What is the issue with scattering the logic? if you break up your problem/solution into different logical units, with good judgement as to the points of breakup (i.e. coupling, cohesion, etc.), then what is the issue? Not clear.