In trying to convince others that *global mutable state* is a bad idea, I realize I don't have any hard evidence - just abstract reasons. At the very least, I'd like an illustrative code example I could point to. Any suggestions?
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Replying to @stevekrouse
Dynamicland would arguably refute this. The entire programming model is having one giant blob of global mutable state, the Realtalk database, and programs are small functional modifications to the db with built in semantics to manage conflicts.
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@rsnous is that a correct interpretation?2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
(btw, thank you for provoking this -- it's helpful as I'm preparing to write up Realtalk and need to understand the misconceptions that need to be addressed)pic.twitter.com/wBGRVCyZAH
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Would it be accurate to say Realtalk's database is closer in nature to Linda's tuplespace?
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