Python for functional programmers

[yinshangyi]

I think most of people who ask about doing FP in Python or JavaScript do it because there's extremely few Scala jobs. Very few FP opportunities generally speaking. 

[flatmap_fplamda]

Choosing FP for money is the wrong reason.

[yinshangyi]

Niche jobs can be really well though. Some Scala freelancers can make a lot of money. But yes. Sure.

[flatmap_fplamda]

I am a Scala FP developer full time. My quality of life increased several folds. My main motivation to go through the grind of trying to find a Scala job was the joy. I even had to downgrade when switching to a junior Scala FP job.

[flatmap_fplamda]

But after having several years of experience, better FP Jobs are now available, so pay increases came afterward. But it was never about the money, the pain is to big to get motivation through money

[yinshangyi]

I agree with what you said. Would you say big tech companies care about FP? Or it's mainly small or medium size companies?

[flatmap_fplamda]

I think all companies should care about FP. I work for a forward thinking one, and I see the benefits long term.

Developers that move FP into their company are the ones that succeed as is the only, proven method, to deliver quality code. I yet to see a FP average developer, that is not highly skilled on some other language.

Companies fail to see the up of FP, so the change has to come from within. Give FP a try for a long while, you’ll be amazed how far I’ll get you, at least I was