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A comment on Ask HN: Why do functional programmers hate loops (for, while, etc.)?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Why do functional programmers hate loops (for, wh... by prettychill on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @09:52AM (#36680981)
do people really think this is clearer than looping.. my mind immediately goes to a loop here
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Re:Ask HN: Why do functional programmers hate loops (for, wh... by digitalsushi on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @09:56AM (#36681036)
some people think in "what" and some people think in "how".

some people think in both. they should write blogs and help the whats and the hows communicate.

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Re:Ask HN: Why do functional programmers hate loops (for, wh... by achileas on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @11:24AM (#36682301)
Looping was more natural to me, but learning Elixir (I've been using Learn Functional Programming with Elixir) made it so much easier to grasp and more natural. It's a fun language to use to boot.
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