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Why are people afraid of functional languages?

• randomdata 3y ago
  People meaning him, which is why he won't "chest thump" anything related to functional programming. After all, chest thumping is a display of dominance. The others witnessing the chest thumping are meant to be scared. You wouldn't hold back because they are scared. Which is to say that he is not actually afraid, it's just a roundabout way to say that the only reason he is on the Rust trumpeting bandwagon is because it what is in fashion.
• zamalek 3y ago
  This sums it up pretty well (I disagree that "functional sucks"). https://youtu.be/nuML9SmdbJ4?si=DEBaHcAvvxO_Ez93 https://youtu.be/nuML9SmdbJ4?si=DEBaHcAvvxO_Ez93 There is a lot of jargon, and that presents an extremely high hurdle for newcomers (especially for those without formal mathematical education). Bizarrely, C++ has a worse version of the same problem: the "modernization specs" are tribal jargon heavy. Compare that with the likes of JS, people learn that in a few weeks bootcamp. Rust absolutely has hurdles, but you can be largely successful without ever touching them (you can get a surprising amount done without ever worrying about lifetimes).
  • tome 2y ago
    Great video! Are you saying that if functional programmers explained FP like the video (i.e. focusing on the benefits of simpler code) then fewer people would be scared of it?
    • zamalek 2y ago
      Exactly.