Functional programming is not popular because it is weird (2016)

Re:Functional programming is not popular because it is weird... by madcaptenor on Monday September 13, 2021 @03:01PM (#28515354)

R also has it, if you count R as a functional language.

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Re:Functional programming is not popular because it is weird... by 6gvONxR4sf7o on Monday September 13, 2021 @03:07PM (#28515419)

I think libraries are just as relevant as languages, and dplyr’s pipes are wildly popular and (more to the point) even idiomatic R at this point.

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Re:Functional programming is not popular because it is weird... by madcaptenor on Monday September 13, 2021 @04:20PM (#28516334)

Actually base R has a pipe operator now. (I still use the dplyr pipe, just out of familiarity.)

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Re:Functional programming is not popular because it is weird... by pharmakom on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @01:22AM (#28520558)

R is a surprisingly functional language!

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Re:Functional programming is not popular because it is weird... by uoaei on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @12:34AM (#28520269)

As does Julia

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