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I guess this is where the anti-FP people forget their staunch scepticism for a second because a respected imperative programmer uses an FP language? Regular fun
by Dewie 12y ago
I guess this is where the anti-FP people forget their staunch scepticism for a second because a respected imperative programmer uses an FP language? Regular functional programmers haven't been able to change their view, but I wouldn't be surprised if all it took was one tweet from the right person.
Other than that, I don't see what else there is to say about this. 'Dropped some C++ for Racket server: may not scale but is more productive'. That's the most standard high-level vs. low-level dichotomy.
- AceJohnny2 12y ago> I wouldn't be surprised if all it took was one tweet from the right person. Well, the "Argument from Authority" is called out because of when it's misused (kinda how "experts are always wrong". No: those are only the times you remember), but it is a fundamental way of how social humans form opinions.
- Dewie 12y ago> , but it is a fundamental way of how social humans form opinions. Wow, that's amazing: people form opinions in part based on how much they respect/trust someone. Consider my cynical views totally and irreversibly changed. Then there are those times when it is taken too far: like 115 points on HN for a pithy message like "rewrote to another language".