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Functional programming is not popular because it is weird

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    Kent Sharkey
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    Malte Skarupke[^]:

    Writing functional code is often backwards and can feel more like solving puzzles than like explaining a process to the computer.

    That never stopped people from using JavaScript

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      Malte Skarupke[^]:

      Writing functional code is often backwards and can feel more like solving puzzles than like explaining a process to the computer.

      That never stopped people from using JavaScript

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      Kent Sharkey wrote:

      Functional programming is not popular because it is weird

      That's quite insensitive. Functional programs have feelings. Haskell is probably crying somewhere right now. :(( :laugh:

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        Kent Sharkey wrote:

        Functional programming is not popular because it is weird

        That's quite insensitive. Functional programs have feelings. Haskell is probably crying somewhere right now. :(( :laugh:

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        PIEBALDconsult
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        Eddie Haskell?

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          Malte Skarupke[^]:

          Writing functional code is often backwards and can feel more like solving puzzles than like explaining a process to the computer.

          That never stopped people from using JavaScript

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          No, it has less popularity because it applies to fewer situations. But when it does... :cool:

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            Kent Sharkey wrote:

            Functional programming is not popular because it is weird

            That's quite insensitive. Functional programs have feelings. Haskell is probably crying somewhere right now. :(( :laugh:

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            raddevus wrote:

            Functional programs have feelings

            Have you ever tried it? Functional languages will take your feelings and crush them. Seriously, it'll leave you battered and bleeding and crying like a little baby. Of course when you get past that point it can make for some nice and clean code :D

            Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

            Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

            Regards, Sander

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              raddevus wrote:

              Functional programs have feelings

              Have you ever tried it? Functional languages will take your feelings and crush them. Seriously, it'll leave you battered and bleeding and crying like a little baby. Of course when you get past that point it can make for some nice and clean code :D

              Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

              Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

              Regards, Sander

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              Sander Rossel wrote:

              Have you ever tried it? Functional languages will take your feelings and crush them. Seriously, it'll leave you battered and bleeding and crying like a little baby. Of course when you get past that point it can make for some nice and clean code

              Your message has been marked for moderation since it actually makes sense. We're not trying to make good points here. We are trying to slam functional programming.

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