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It's important to be able to look at a problem and think "i bet I could find a function in the standard library that could help me solve this problem" or "I sho
by coltonv 9y ago
It's important to be able to look at a problem and think "i bet I could find a function in the standard library that could help me solve this problem" or "I should just solve this from scratch with the basic functions I know, like map/filter/reduce/etc. So I disagree somewhat here.
- ericdouglas 9y agoYeah, that's the point: "i bet I could find a function in the standard library that could help me solve this problem"
- coltonv 9y agoYeah, in my opinion that's an important skill to have when learning a language. I already know how to write quicksort, writing it in Elixir will give me some sense of understanding of the language, but knowing how to find it in the standard library will make me more efficent of a programmer in Elixir.
- ericdouglas 9y agoTotally!