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Unfortunately, the author doesn't actually understand functional programming; they think that it has to do with loops and mutability. Also, they cannot get outs
by lidHanteyk 7y ago
Unfortunately, the author doesn't actually understand functional programming; they think that it has to do with loops and mutability. Also, they cannot get outside of their "I worked really hard for my PhD" mindset for long enough to consider programming as it actually is, rather than as they want to imagine it to be.
- sedeki 7y agoYou might be interested to see https://jrsinclair.com/articles/2019/what-i-wish-someone-had-explained-about-functional-programming/ https://jrsinclair.com/articles/2019/what-i-wish-someone-had... where he puts those things under the header "Wrong Assumptions".
- KirinDave 7y agoMay I humbly recommend you read the article before leveling a complaint about its content, as at least some of this was clearly addressed in the second section, starting above the fold.