I learned Haskell in just 15 years

Re:I learned Haskell in just 15 years by cubefox on Monday June 17, 2024 @05:28AM (#40703820)

> These FP talks are disguised elitism imo (not necessarily bad faith). Beta reduction and monadic transformers sound so cool, but that’s it job-wise.

They may be disguised mathematics. People are into math because it is neat / elegant / cool. So they study it regardless of whether it has a practical use or not.

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Re:I learned Haskell in just 15 years by photonthug on Monday June 17, 2024 @07:37AM (#40704561)

Some programmers have serious math envy. This can be good if they are self aware about it and keep it in check, because it makes them better programmers. Otherwise they can a pain to work with. Seniors should be people that have dealt with this aspect of their own talent, not juniors who are promoted in spite of or because of it

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Re:I learned Haskell in just 15 years by dboreham on Monday June 17, 2024 @10:11AM (#40705805)

Mathematics is just a kind of programming. And vice versa.

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Re:I learned Haskell in just 15 years by cubefox on Monday June 17, 2024 @01:27PM (#40708365)

Programs fundamentally have state, while mathematical equations have not. Math is in its core declarative, while programming is essentially imperative, at least under the hood.

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