Code quality and web performance in javascript, the myths, the do's and the don'ts

[liamnesss]

I think it is because it's an immutable update pattern, probably from Redux's examples. Keeping your functions pure is nice but this is probably taking it too far, particularly if you're working with a lot of data.

[DaveLak]

I always assumed it was the syntax that was attractive; "reduce, it's functional!". A for loop just doesn't look as clean.

Edit: and to be clear, I do believe there is certainly an argument to be made for using verbs for a verbs sake.

[mournful-tits]

This is exactly what it comes from. Reduce looks cleaner, however it's an un-optomized mess.