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by jmcgough
2546 days ago
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R was used by statisticians, but python was used by every non-cs researcher who needed something more than matlab. Python didn't beat R because it's OO. It won because of its existing popularity (with many people learning it in their intro programming class) and the massive amounts of open source software built for it. > People just don't have enough experience with Functional Programming to really know how awful it is This is just anecdotal, but I've used a FP language full-time for the last two years with several other engineers and ramped others up on the codebase. It has its own challenges but it's significantly easier for me to reason about than OOP - less bugs, easier to maintain, easier to parse. I can't see myself ever willingly going back. It might be helpful to know what problems you think FP has, if you have a significant amount of experience with it. |
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My point that it beat R although it is OOP. This is to show that OOP is not inherently bad. Many people find it useful to the point the 'preserved' advantages of FP are not worth the effort.
> This is just anecdotal ...
My anecdote story is very different than yours. To the point if one of my engineers will ever suggest FP again he will get fired on the spot.