@dysinger @shit_so_says @raganwald tl;dr: the benefits of FP are oversold and have many drawbacks which the FP community is blind to/ignores
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@bascule So are pointers. -
@KirinDave I'm afraid I can't classify the problems with FP in terms of categories and morphisims. Maybe that makes me dumb -
@bascule@kirindave This is a caricature, not a critique. -
@ReinH@KirinDave the "Lisp weenie" smug is real -
@bascule@kirindave So is the "OO weenie" smug. Why not engage in an actual good-faith dialog instead? -
@ReinH@KirinDave because the FP community is self-assured that OP is shit? -
@bascule@kirindave do you not see how ironic this statement is? -
@ReinH@KirinDave okay, tell me this: is it possible that OO could actually be better than FP? - 7 more replies
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@bascule Actual poop on a stick.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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