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> The comparison with functional programming ("no glue and cuts" and "no state") Er... what? What does "glue and cuts" mean in functional programming? And fun

by laureny 13y ago

> The comparison with functional programming ("no glue and cuts" and "no state") Er... what? What does "glue and cuts" mean in functional programming? And functional programming has state, like most other programming paradigms (see the ST and State monads).

vanderZwan 13y ago
I think I meant to say side-effects.
- laureny 13y ago
  Same observation, functional programming languages (even pure ones) have side effects, they just encode these side effects in types.