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That captures my feelings really well. And then I think that if I'm going to stick to the "meat and potatoes" of functional programming, I might as well just us

That captures my feelings really well. And then I think that if I'm going to stick to the "meat and potatoes" of functional programming, I might as well just use a language in the ML family.

kqr 11y ago
Except controlled side effects are a godsend, even for meat and potatoes.
- vu3rdd 11y ago
  Yes, indeed. Even with the 101 level haskell I write, it feels so right. I exactly know where the side effects are and the semantics of the program is so clear.