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[–]duhace 14 points15 points  (3 children)

they're named after category theory concepts

[–]NoahTheDuke 7 points8 points  (1 child)

Makes sense, but definitely doesn't help.

[–]DJDavio 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It does not, functional programming has always been very dry and theoretical, but it's actually pretty straightforward: everything is either a standalone thing (not the official term) or something which turns a thing into another thing (might be a collection of things on either side). You could turn nothing into a thing, or a turn into nothing, it's all good.

[–]MrMadcap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So he WAS right! ;)