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Re:Why I Prefer Functional Programming by ummonk on Thursday September 19, 2019 @02:35PM (#21019145)
A list comprehension in python would be more comprehensible than either AND less verbose.
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Re:Why I Prefer Functional Programming by p4bl0 on Thursday September 19, 2019 @02:50PM (#21019330)
Arguably, list comprehension in Python is already functional programming :).
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Re:Why I Prefer Functional Programming by collyw on Friday September 20, 2019 @05:00AM (#21024586)
Once you start nesting them then they become a nightmare to read. So you might as well mix some imperative style intermediate variables.
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