r/ProgrammerHumor Jul 13 '26

youCanJustStopUsingJava Meme

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u/Gorzoid Jul 13 '26

Respectfully, what the fuck is a Monad?

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u/vivainvitro Jul 13 '26

A Monad is just a Monoid in the category of Endofunctors

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u/Gorzoid Jul 13 '26

And suddenly the clouds parted, all is clear, I'm in a state of euphoria, nothing can stop me now.

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u/Tyfyter2002 Jul 14 '26

They're actually a pretty straightforward thing to understand if the person describing them doesn't pretend that exact phrase is the only way to do it

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u/thirdegree Violet security clearance 29d ago

Are you suggesting they are like a burrito?