The claim “without side-effects, all you can do is make the computer hot” shows a real lack of imagination regarding language design.
@micahrjohnston @Symbo1ics It's not about language design, but about _running_ a program.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSmkqocn0oQ&t=3m15s …
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@tixxit@Symbo1ics This blog post says what I'm trying to say pretty well. http://conal.net/blog/posts/can-functional-programming-be-liberated-from-the-von-neumann-paradigm … -
@micahrjohnston Ah, nifty. The description wouldn't be tied to "imperative model", but the program would still side-effect when run, right? - 1 more reply
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@tixxit@Symbo1ics That video is actually what inspired the tweet.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@tixxit@Symbo1ics While SPJ is a pretty cool guy, what he says in that video demonstrates the lack of imagination I'm talking about.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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