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> Why is this taken as a given to be a good thing? It is not taken as a given at all. It is an acknowledgment that it makes perfect sense to build on top of ce

by epgui 3y ago

> Why is this taken as a given to be a good thing? It is not taken as a given at all. It is an acknowledgment that it makes perfect sense to build on top of centuries of work and theory on well-behaved tools, rather than reinventing the wheel with ill-behaved tools.

foobarchu 3y ago
It's honestly wild to see this even being argued about in 2024. Ten years ago, I remember the discussions around FP being universally "yes of course it's better, but what's the best way to make it practical in the real world where you need side effects".
- pjmlp 3y ago
  There are folks that think they can still reason about code being executed on 128 cores (AMD EPYC™ 9004).
  - epgui 3y ago
    I mean it's pretty trivial if you have referential transparency, which is what FP gives you.
    - pjmlp 3y ago
      Indeed, that is the point I am making.