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Re:Why functional programming matters (1990) [pdf] by mafribe on Thursday May 07, 2015 @12:41PM (#9506366) 

     I find (v) far more subtle than you make it out to be.
I don't want to get start or be involved in another static-vs-dynamic typing debate. I have a strong preference for static types, but I appreciate the arguments of the other side, and content that neither side has really convincing empirical arguments supporting their respective positions.
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Re:Why functional programming matters (1990) [pdf] by tel on Thursday May 07, 2015 @01:28PM (#9506750)
Eh, I just find the whole "debate" silly. The two systems aren't comparable and can and do live together side-by-side in every program. I feel I agree saying that empirical evidence here is going to either be silly or impossible to achieve for a long time.

So, I guess I just tire of it. If you're making a language today you can either take advantage of information known statically or not. I think there's a relative burst in activity here as some of the more genuinely useful forms of static analysis have become recently more popularized and I personally feel it's silly to not use this information... but it's just a choice, not a religious war.

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