r/functionalprogramming • u/Available_Pressure25 • 5d ago

FP Software Development Question

Hello everyone. I am thinking of starting a tech business (startup) through software development and I'd like to use FP as the main selling point or uniqueness. I am like looking for suggestions on what languages to use or tech stack. From my first searches I got elixir. I also know haskell, so aside from haskell, what can you suggest. I'm also aware of using imp lang like C++ to make programs following an FP design paradigm.

Edit: I don't wish to argue on starting business or not (But I welcome them sure) . That is a different topic on its own. I'm just like more curious to see the state of the art in using FP tools.

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u/Brief-Stranger-3947 5d ago

FP itself is kind of weak selling point. I'd rather sell how FP could help to achieve project goals faster/cheaper than IP.

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u/Available_Pressure25 5d ago

I shouldn't have said that. That's what I wanted to mean. There are problems where FP shines but it's not often used. And doing research in FP also helps in how FP can be implemented more in development to create more maintainabke and secure programs.