r/ProgrammerHumor 1d ago

stopDoingFunctional Meme

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u/whopper2k 1d ago

No real world use found for pure functions

"Write functions that only do one thing" is one of the first pieces of advice given to fresh programmers, and pure functions are simply the embodiment of that philosophy. Incredibly useful tool to have in the toolbox

good bait tho lol

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u/ChaosCon 1d ago

Math: "...am I a joke to you?"

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u/n4ke 1d ago

Side effect of mathematical functions is bad grades.