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Not always, but sometimes, new things are just better. One example is null-- a billion dollar mistake as Tony Hoare called it. A Maybe type with exhaustive pat
by coffeemug 9mo ago
Not always, but sometimes, new things are just better.
One example is null-- a billion dollar mistake as Tony Hoare called it. A Maybe type with exhaustive pattern matching is so dramatically better, it can be worth switching just for that feature alone.
- gf000 9mo agoThis "new" thing could have grandkids now :D ML is not some new development, it just took this long to get some of its ideas mainstream.