I think "functional" is becoming like "object-oriented". Everybody means something different, with few understanding the original meaning
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Replying to @gregmoeck
@gregmoeck@darachennis What's to misunderstand? No side effects, no variables, no mutable state, formal provability at every step...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Keith_Not_Kevin
@KeithSmeltz@darachennis lately I've seen many people say they're doing "functional" programming while just mutating global state1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Replying to @gregmoeck
@gregmoeck @keithsmeltz The real world isn't always side-effect free and purely functional. C'est la vie.
12:03 PM - 21 Sep 2012
from Hammersmith and Fulham, England
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