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by teh_klev 3854 days ago
> junior programmer

> could not explain to me what Functional Programming involved

See that first term, give him/her a break.

I've worked with experienced devs with many year's experience who couldn't explain the term functional programming, yet practice it every day. Just because you don't know the fancy programming term du jour, doesn't mean you aren't capable or competent.

Turns out I've been using the functional programming paradigm since 2001. It wasn't until six years later I discovered there was a name for it.