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EPISODE · Nov 8, 2018 · 16 MIN

Why is functional programming gaining traction? Why now?

from The Eric Normand Podcast · host Eric Normand

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The biggest companies in the world are investing heavily in functional programming. From Facebook building React and Reason, to Apple pivoting to Swift, to Google developing MapReduce, functional programming is gaining traction. But why? I go over four hypotheses and evaluate them.

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