Re:Functional programming is a ghetto
by abp on Tuesday July 24, 2012 @08:34AM
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1. They get paid to do it. Historically, someone has realized that Java development was easier/faster/more stable than Lisp development.
???
2. Java has hella libraries. I mean hella. You can find a library for almost anything. Lisp...not so much.
Clojure?
3. Java is a language for doing things. Lisp is not a language for doing things. I'll change my mind when I see a 2m+ line codebase that's been in production for ten years.
???
2. Java has hella libraries. I mean hella. You can find a library for almost anything. Lisp...not so much.
Clojure?
3. Java is a language for doing things. Lisp is not a language for doing things. I'll change my mind when I see a 2m+ line codebase that's been in production for ten years.
Emacs?