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Re:Ruby Is Still a Diamond by unrealhoang on Thursday September 02, 2021 @10:40AM (#28392642)
The ability to use mutable data structure with worry-free mentality of immutable data structure (FP langs) is really new and special.
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Re:Ruby Is Still a Diamond by joelbluminator on Thursday September 02, 2021 @10:57AM (#28392855)
So its a functional language with good performance? Or a systems functional language?
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Re:Ruby Is Still a Diamond by closeparen on Thursday September 02, 2021 @01:13PM (#28394666)
Rather than designing around shared mutable state like a functional language, it gives you the tools to do it with greater confidence.
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