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Anyone who's reached that point with Haskell is comfortable with the idea of immutable state. Anyone who's reached that point with Python is very comfortable w
by chromatic 16y ago
Anyone who's reached that point with Haskell is comfortable with the idea of immutable state.
Anyone who's reached that point with Python is very comfortable with the idea of mutable state... everywhere else.
- ubernostrum 16y agoWhich is funny, because in both cases they're symptoms of trade-offs made in the language design. But a Haskell programmer who understands this and decides to accept it is just considered normal. A Python programmer who understands this and decides to accept it (as in the linked post) is declared to be a Blub user, which is essentially a polite-enough-for-HN way to say "LOL STOOPID NOOOB".