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Re:What is the case against F#? (2009) by oaiey on Monday February 15, 2021 @02:35PM (#26146289)
This different is a big thing. People learn C#, Java, JavaScript, Basic, PHP or C/C++ early on their carrier. Hoping between these is hard but not because of syntax. Hoping from this OO gang to a modern functional syntax is brutal.

I think key to proper functional adoption is wide range entry level adoption (and not only university).

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Re:What is the case against F#? (2009) by dfgdghdf on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @04:29AM (#26152353)
Indeed. And sometimes these same people will claim, based on their experiences only with the OO gang, that PL choice doesn't matter! If this is you, set aside an afternoon and try a Lisp or something from the ML family, it might change your whole perspective!
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