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A comment on Why Lisp is a Big Hack and Haskell is Doomed to Succeed (2011). Parent comment

Re:Why Lisp is a Big Hack and Haskell is Doomed to Succeed (... by thirsteh on Sunday March 30, 2014 @07:10PM (#7498387)
The choice between NullPointerExceptions or occasional space leaks isn't really apples-to-apples. You could similarly ask if you'd rather have solely impure functions and no isolation of effects, or occasional space leaks. Clearly (probably?) the answer would be the latter.
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Re:Why Lisp is a Big Hack and Haskell is Doomed to Succeed (... by groovy2shoes on Monday March 31, 2014 @09:27AM (#7501269)
Yeah, an apt comparison would be race conditions/spooky action at a distance vs. space/resource leaks. Pick your poison.
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