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Re:“Mostly functional” programming does not work (2014) by davexunit on Monday June 22, 2015 @09:06AM (#9757981)
Sorry if I'm being dense here, I understand the pattern of argument you're using, but I just don't understand what point you were trying to make. Could you explain?
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Re:“Mostly functional” programming does not work (2014) by DanWaterworth on Monday June 22, 2015 @09:33AM (#9758141)
It's an abstraction. If it's solid, it doesn't matter what's underneath.
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Re:“Mostly functional” programming does not work (2014) by davexunit on Monday June 22, 2015 @10:25AM (#9758512)
Sure, I agree. My point is that sometimes we have to build these abstractions, so I like to use languages where I can program mostly in a functional style, but use another paradigm when appropriate.
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