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Reminder that lisps are FP too.

• deleted 8y ago
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• AzzieElbab 8y ago
  JS is a bad lisp
• kjeetgill 8y ago
  Depends on which lisp and who you ask. For many, functional programming is just as much about expressive type systems, purity, and immutability as is about robust first-class funtions and higher order functions. Lisp is like the python version of Haskell (as compared to Java I guess?) It's a rough metaphor but I think it makes enough sense.
  • Touche 8y ago
    I know that many today use "functional" to mean ML-derived languages but that definition is incorrect. Lisps are not very much like Haskell at all, and have different goals. Which is why today's ML-centric worldview of functional programming so often forgets about them.