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FP people have never claimed they don't have state. That's a straw man used to argue against something no one is saying. The claim is that there is no hidden s
by chowells 10y ago
FP people have never claimed they don't have state. That's a straw man used to argue against something no one is saying.
The claim is that there is no hidden state - everything is made explicit.
- nailer 10y agoI have no argument against FP, not am I making one here. But plenty of FP advocates claim FP "avoids state". It's not a straw man, it's just experience from asking people to explain FP.