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I think the premise is mostly wrong, and it confuses functional programming with aesthetic programming.

• amichail 2mo ago
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  • coldtea 2mo ago
    No. I mean, this framing is not even wrong, it's merely absurd.
    • amichail 2mo ago
      Maybe that's what most programmers using hybrid languages are secretly thinking.
  • moomoo11 2mo ago
    no. if we use that framing of yours, fp aim is to write a solution that flows like a river while imperative solution is like rolling up a ball of various solutions and then throwing it at the problem.
    • amichail 2mo ago
      The point is the details of the implementation don't matter that much anymore. It's just something for the AI to work out — much like assembly code generation is for compilers.
      • dcminter 2mo ago
        And?