"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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@dibblego@darinmorrison My quote is a *trivial* derivation from what he said, taking a “function” to always be a “pure function” (by defn).
@djspiewak @darinmorrison I think you are under-estimating how obviously wrong the statement is and also how often it is said.
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@dibblego@darinmorrison Just because you have asserted something to be wrong, does not make it so. -
@djspiewak@darinmorrison wait a minute I proved it to be wrong and I can continually demonstrate this all you like. - Show replies
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@dibblego@darinmorrison Just because you believe an axiomatic definition to be incorrect does not make it wrong. -
@djspiewak@darinmorrison I have told you there is no definition where it makes sense. Are you going to own the goal posts and hide them? - Show replies
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@dibblego@darinmorrison Axioms are chosen and debated, but ultimately judged based on the properties they imply.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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