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My post wasn't a criticism. Just that saying that Erlang is side effect free (per the OP), is misplaced. Erlang is an insanely pragmatic language that I use dai
by lostcolony 13y ago
My post wasn't a criticism. Just that saying that Erlang is side effect free (per the OP), is misplaced. Erlang is an insanely pragmatic language that I use daily, but it very intentionally does not bend over backwards to avoid side effects, instead allowing them in cases where they make sense.