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Re:What's worked in Computer Science: 1999 vs. 2015 (2015) by mrkeen on Saturday March 16, 2024 @01:56PM (#39727981)
> e.g. records in Java

Aren't these just C structs?

> You get most of the benefit of FP

FP = Functions. Same output for the same input. No capability to interfere with (or to be interfered with) other functions.

Re:What's worked in Computer Science: 1999 vs. 2015 (2015) by raydev on Saturday March 16, 2024 @02:36PM (#39728308)
> Aren't these just C structs?

Are C structs guaranteed to be immutable at compile-time?