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functional programmers are kind of like cargo bike riders. they know they can solve their problem otherwise and in a much simpler fashion but insist on riding t
by b20000 3y ago
functional programmers are kind of like cargo bike riders. they know they can solve their problem otherwise and in a much simpler fashion but insist on riding the cargo bike.
- wffurr 3y agoHow much further could you take this analogy? Cargo bikes don't get stuck in traffic; functional programmers don't like getting stuck debugging. Cargo bikes are easy to park; functional programs are easy to run in a REPL. ...and so on.
- steve_adams_86 3y agoI love this comment because I like to use functional programming at times and I mostly ride a cargo bike. You came right after me with this one. Nothing beats fitting a week of groceries on your bike, though.