"A program that has no side effects whatsoever is a kind of black box. All you can tell is that the box gets hotter."
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@darinmorrison Those who believe they program with *exclusively* functions are working with a different definition of "program" than I am.
@djspiewak @darinmorrison Many of us program exclusively with functions are you know them. Come join us.
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@dibblego@darinmorrison Ok, winding this up. Several points incoming. First, my IO example was wrong, though that property does annoy me.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@dibblego@darinmorrison Second, I never even once claimed functions aren't pure. No idea where that came from.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@dibblego@darinmorrison Third, my quite was a simple adaptation from an SPJ quote at OSCON 2007. No video link from my phone, but google.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@dibblego@darinmorrison The quote uses a particular definition of "program" which I believed to be widely held. Apparently it isn't. -
@djspiewak@darinmorrison there is no definition where the quote makes any sense at all. It is held by no single person. - Show replies
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@dibblego@darinmorrison Finally, the quote was made in an informal, non-academic talk. I won't be formalizing it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@dibblego@darinmorrison Final final note, arguing from authority is unacceptable in a formal context. Perfectly fine in informal ones.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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