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Re:Ask HN: Any tips for a programmer wanting to switch into ... by ubertoop on Sunday February 07, 2021 @03:31PM (#26057946)
> for firms that write in functional languages

What does the language being a functional language have to do with it?

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Re:Ask HN: Any tips for a programmer wanting to switch into ... by lwl on Sunday February 07, 2021 @03:40PM (#26058005)
If I had to guess, they're likely referring to the lack of side-effects in some functional languages. This makes it a bit easier to formally verify the correctness.
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Re:Ask HN: Any tips for a programmer wanting to switch into ... by baby on Sunday February 07, 2021 @04:23PM (#26058313)
What's funny is that some of these languages lack types, which makes it a whole lot harder to secure.

So it's not just about being functional.

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