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The name comes from the fact that Purescript is a purely functional programming language (ie. controlled side effects): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purely_fun
by neilparikh 5y ago
The name comes from the fact that Purescript is a purely functional programming language (ie. controlled side effects): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purely_functional_programming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purely_functional_programming
As a joke, I've heard some call JavaScript "ImpureScript" :)
- mattkrause 5y agoThe 's' is missing from "Purescript" in the title, which makes it sound like a tomb.
- neilparikh 5y agoOh, I totally missed that typo! I guess I've seen the full word enough that I matched on the shape of the word and ignored the actual letters.