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Re:Conversations with a six-year-old on functional programmi... by shultays on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @09:47AM (#22945475)
Either that or this is a blog post about `Things that didn't happen.`. If OP is claiming a 6 years old understands what `He gasped in astonishment at the idea of putting function machines into function machines` means then he is lying.
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Re:Conversations with a six-year-old on functional programmi... by copperx on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @08:07PM (#22951497)
Why is it so hard to fathom? I'm pretty far from smart but I understood functions at that age, and going a few steps further is not that hard. Besides, this is a child of a brilliant CS professor we're talking about, not your average kid.
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Re:Conversations with a six-year-old on functional programmi... by daotoad on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @07:41PM (#22951369)
As a parent, I can tell you with 100% certainty that kids can get this kind of concept.
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Re:Conversations with a six-year-old on functional programmi... by Smithalicious on Saturday April 25, 2020 @04:18PM (#22981093)
Nothing ever happens. Everything is fake. People regularly lie about even the most banal things because everyone is a compulsive liar.

Is this really the worldview you choose to have?

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