Why Isn't Functional Programming the Norm? [video]

Re:Why Isn't Functional Programming the Norm? [video] by AnimalMuppet on Thursday October 17, 2019 @01:01PM (#21284031)

"It doesn't fit the way I think" != "I'm too stupid or lazy to figure it out".

And why should s/he do so? Between the language and the programmer, which one is the tool? Should not the tool fit the human, and not the other way around?

FP fits the way some people think. It doesn't fit the way others think. And that's fine. It's not a defect that some people think that way, and it's not a defect that some people don't.

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Re:Why Isn't Functional Programming the Norm? [video] by soulofmischief on Thursday October 17, 2019 @02:48PM (#21285197)

I think the whole conversation is silly; FP is another tool in my toolbox. Yes, with some effort I can accomplish most jobs with a crowbar, but why would I do that?

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Re:Why Isn't Functional Programming the Norm? [video] by temp1999 on Thursday October 17, 2019 @05:56PM (#21286703)

To the second question, when you work in the industry you realize the answer is often the programmer.

Edit: There were a lot of questions in that comment.

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Re:Why Isn't Functional Programming the Norm? [video] by AnimalMuppet on Thursday October 17, 2019 @06:15PM (#21286837)

I agree that it often works out that way... but it shouldn't.

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