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Entirely off-topic (or maybe not given the nature of like 20% of the comments here), but it's getting seriously annoying how in every thread even tangentially r
by luord 8y ago
Entirely off-topic (or maybe not given the nature of like 20% of the comments here), but it's getting seriously annoying how in every thread even tangentially related to programming there are ten or so people (not the same people, not trying to call anyone out) trying to proselytize about functional programming and/or static typing.
They're not panaceas, they're just alternative approaches to programming no worse nor better and they don't need to be brought up in every. Single. Post.
- nambit 8y agoHow can you say they're no worse nor better? That's a loaded statement without qualification. It is entirely possible (if not highly likely) that one approach is better (for all or most use cases)
- luord 8y ago> That's a loaded statement without qualification. That "without qualification" is an odd thing to say regarding a couple of (flamewars) discussions that have been going on for sixty years. There are thousands, millions of lines of literature discussing advantages and disadvantages of every paradigm and every type system. > It is entirely possible (if not highly likely) that one approach is better And when such approach is discovered and/or conclusively proven as better, I'm sure the entire industry will converge upon it. Computer science is, after all, a science. What I just wrote is obvious and common knowledge that I'm sure you're aware of, but I couldn't think of another way to explain my point. Hopefully I was clear.