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by Veliladon 1246 days ago
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

It's magic. Functional programmers are witches/warlocks. What else is the turbofish other than an arcane rune for magical purposes?

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> What else is the turbofish other than an arcane rune for magical purposes?

I'm reminded of the Codeless Code short story where the young acolyte visits a Haskell monastery, looks upon an engraving of the monad definition, and wonders "and this mystical inscription - this is code?"