Re:GHC 9.0, supporting linear types
by roflc0ptic on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @04:50PM
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I have a degree in geography, and learned to do web development largely on the job. It took me about 5 years before I ventured into learning functional programming, and in retrospect, I feel I could’ve been 5 years farther ahead today. It makes you a better programmer, and while it might only make you marginally better at the tasks you currently do, it will open up a wide expanse of other possibilities you didn’t think yourself capable of.
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Re:GHC 9.0, supporting linear types
by whateveracct on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @05:16PM
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> it will open up a wide expanse of other possibilities you didn’t think yourself capable of
Haskell has a tendency to make every problem seem exactly the same :)