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Functional bros be like (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/programmer_humor

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[–] sukhmel 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'd agree with the first half, but not the second. Sometimes mutability allows for more concise code, although in most cases it's better to not mutate at all

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I feel like I should maybe have put a "probably" in there

After all "there's no silver bullet", but in anything but a few edge cases, the rule applies, IMO