Reading this reminded of a fun quote: "Google uses Bayesian filtering the way Microsoft uses the if statement" [1]. I imagine that having probabilistic values a

Reading this reminded of a fun quote: "Google uses Bayesian filtering the way Microsoft uses the if statement" [1]. I imagine that having probabilistic values as first class primitives is a step in this direction. [1]: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2005/10/17.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2005/10/17.html