An argument for functional programming
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Convincing your boss to let you use F# at work
To be followed by an argument about functional programming
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Convincing your boss to let you use F# at work
To be followed by an argument about functional programming
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However, those who stick with it and start becoming fluent are usually die hard converts because they have realized the usefulness of the paradigm.
Or, they are in denial how much time they have wasted ? No disrespect to functional languages intended; I plan to spend some time on F#. I am interested in how the FPL paradigms are applicable to asynch event-driven interactions in a user interface, and how the requirements for "stateful" in those scenarios play out.
«While I complain of being able to see only a shadow of the past, I may be insensitive to reality as it is now, since I'm not at a stage of development where I'm capable of seeing it.» Claude Levi-Strauss (Tristes Tropiques, 1955)
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Convincing your boss to let you use F# at work
To be followed by an argument about functional programming
I like functional programming very, very much. Almost as much as declarative. Prolog is one of my favorite languages of all times. I even wrote a toy compiler for it once using the language itself. However, I have never been able to justify their use outside of very narrow domains. The fundamental problem (to me) is their 'unnatural' use in UI development. If possible, I would like anyone with expertise on these paradigms and UI development to provide examples that show otherwise. The code that I find, as well as my own attempts, yield tortuous code. Unjustifiable, imo.
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Convincing your boss to let you use F# at work
To be followed by an argument about functional programming
What a cluelessly dumb article, written by someone who clearly never ran a company. One of the most annoying tasks as a developer is cleaning up the messes left by people like this guy. I'm also reminded me of the phrase "jack of all trades, master of none." (I'm reminded of a colleague from years ago who was a terrible programmer and covered it by embracing the new. And then went into management.)
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Convincing your boss to let you use F# at work
To be followed by an argument about functional programming
"As a bonus functional programming filters even better in the hiring process for top developers." Yeah, it filters out the few programmers you were able to get... :~
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