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I'd really like to pick up a functional language, but I'm faced with the paradox of choice. I'm presently torn between: 1. Haskell: all the cool kids are doi
by omginternets 10y ago
I'd really like to pick up a functional language, but I'm faced with the paradox of choice. I'm presently torn between:
1. Haskell: all the cool kids are doing it, and I like its formalism
2. Hy: I write a lot of python, and really like the idea of working with familiar data structures.
- baddox 10y agoIf you're interested in web development (and perhaps even if you're presently not), you may want to take a look at Elm. It's a functional language that compiles to JavaScript and is almost entirely developed for the purpose of building web components and applications. The way the functional features and other language features are explained as directly benefiting the developer experience is pretty cool. https://www.gitbook.com/book/evancz/an-introduction-to-elm/details https://www.gitbook.com/book/evancz/an-introduction-to-elm/d...
- omginternets 10y agoGreat, now I'm torn between three languages ;) (In all seriousness: thanks!)