CoRecursive: Coding Stories

Story: We are teaching Functional Programming Wrong

Aug 3, 2020
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ANECDOTE

Colleague Sparks FP Journey

  • Richard Feldman was inspired to explore functional programming after discussions with his colleague, Deachha, who introduced him to Lisp, Elm, and other languages.
  • This exploration profoundly changed Richard's approach to programming and his career trajectory.
ANECDOTE

Rewrote Writing App in Elm

  • Richard was writing a fantasy novel and built a JavaScript writing app that became unmaintainable and buggy.
  • He rewrote the app from scratch using Elm, appreciating its reliability and reduced bugs during development.
INSIGHT

Elm Transforms Refactoring Experience

  • Elm's type inference aids an unprecedented refactoring and maintenance experience.
  • This benefit far outweighed Richard's initial expectation that it was just Java without ceremony.
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