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I find that talk really painful. I do not recommend it. It is mean spirited, full of misleading characterizations, and - I think - it misses the core point of f
by abathologist 12y ago
I find that talk really painful. I do not recommend it. It is mean spirited, full of misleading characterizations, and - I think - it misses the core point of functional programming. Gary Verhaegen's comment "this was a waste of time" addresses the many problems effectively. Brian Craft's "ugh" addresses others. Either of those comments are more worthwhile than the video itself.
- klibertp 12y ago> I find that talk really painful. I suspect it may be painful in some cases, it's somewhat like a clash of different cultures. The guy is firmly rooted in Smalltalk and Lisp schools of thinking and everything he says is rather obvious for those who share the same background. On the other hand it may be obviously false for people following ML tradition and even more so for recent converts. Watching this talk calmed me down. It turns out that I'm not an idiot, that I know how to do FP (because I quite like it!) and that there's no need to change my ways just because some vocal minority proclaims me a heretic for preferring meaningful names or no-nonsense IO handling. On the whole I think it was an hour well-spent. YMMV ofc.
- abathologist 12y agoThat makes sense. Your points are well taken. Also, in retrospect, I realize that my reply wasn't helpful for the discussion at hand.