The claim “without side-effects, all you can do is make the computer hot” shows a real lack of imagination regarding language design.
@micahrjohnston Ah, nifty. The description wouldn't be tied to "imperative model", but the program would still side-effect when run, right?
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@tixxit Right. Think of an entire CPU arch/OS where programs are connected-up pure functions of some kind instead of lists of instructions.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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