Re:The Nature of Lisp (2006)
by agumonkey on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @02:25PM
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> it's possible to write them wrong
too easy languages to conflate a lot of logic into large side effectful statements. FP forces you to separate layers, and deforestation (when available) helps reclaiming space/time costs.
Re:The Nature of Lisp (2006)
by agumonkey on Thursday May 21, 2015 @03:40AM
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Alright, that was my own misunderstanding of loop invariants and scope showing. That gave opportunity for traumas when I started reading imperative code.
too easy languages to conflate a lot of logic into large side effectful statements. FP forces you to separate layers, and deforestation (when available) helps reclaiming space/time costs.