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> set back program design No one stops you writing program in whatever style you want. If functional programming has that of edge over OO, it would win over th
by tanilama 9y ago
> set back program design
No one stops you writing program in whatever style you want. If functional programming has that of edge over OO, it would win over the argument long ago.
I don't like you assume other people don't know what is best for themselves, and needs some top-down expert to light the path. You argument, if there is one, sounds really preachy and proves no other than the point that support of functional programming here in HN are more about identity politics than actually making it useful to the crowd.
- BoiledCabbage 9y ago> I don't like you assume other people don't know what is best for themselves, and needs some top-down expert to light the path. I do love the juxtaposition of this line, with your following accusation of people on HN engaging in "identity politics". In my view the argument "X can't be better than Y, otherwise we'd all be using X". Is wrong for the same reason that "K can't be a good idea for a company to start otherwise someone would've started it already." Some things are too early, some things are marketed poorly, sometimes it's luck, some times is dedication in sticking with it. I strongly believe that markets aren't efficient and have lots of imbalances. I also strongly believe that life isn't efficient and has lots of imbalances.