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Re:Functional programming is finally going mainstream by pjmlp on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @02:22AM (#32079564)
I like very much how Wirth puts it, Programs = Algorithms + Data Structures.

Everything else is syntactic sugar.

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Re:Functional programming is finally going mainstream by ncmncm on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @02:30AM (#32079595)
If that were true, the past 30 years of progress in programming languages would be meaningless. But it is not: a more powerful language enables expressing what a weaker language does not.

A language meant for use by professionals should get powerful features, without regard to any spurious notions of "purity".

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Re:Functional programming is finally going mainstream by pjmlp on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @03:33AM (#32079937)
Understanding what that equation means in practice is the difference between having a degree and a six month bootcamp as X Developer.
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Re:Functional programming is finally going mainstream by ncmncm on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @08:06AM (#32081516)
Do you really think you want to go there?
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Re:Functional programming is finally going mainstream by pjmlp on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @09:08AM (#32082113)
I have a thick skin.
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Re:Functional programming is finally going mainstream by ncmncm on Wednesday July 13, 2022 @07:03PM (#32089830)
That is not the thickness we are concerned with, here. :)
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