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Re:Brett Slatkin: Why am I building a new functional program... by taeric on Sunday March 05, 2023 @11:50AM (#35031317)
All languages are easier that way, though? My kids learning python are best with a ton of hand holding. Affordances that show the structure are huge.
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Re:Brett Slatkin: Why am I building a new functional program... by bslatkin on Sunday March 05, 2023 @11:58AM (#35031414)
Agreed that seeing structure is important. I mean operating on it at a higher level like https://calva.io/paredit/
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Re:Brett Slatkin: Why am I building a new functional program... by taeric on Monday March 06, 2023 @12:17PM (#35043711)
This makes sense, but I don't think that is at all required for working in lisp and friends. Just as many refactoring tools are not required to get started. Certainly useful if you get running with them.
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