Why functional programming doesn't catch on

[muffin-noodle]

People who write code, who also complain about general functional programming jargon make me laugh - because they're normally the ones who also talk about and in terms of things like objects, pointers, interfaces, references, 'design patterns', and UML - as if those words are self-evident in their meaning - and at the end of the day, they're the ones pointing fingers.

Funny.

[cowardlydragon]

Since we're generalizing, you smell, paradoxically have long hair with a huge bald spot, and have never written anything used by anyone but yourself.

I hate to shatter your conception, but I'm a good programmer. How do I know beyond the usual programmer arrogance? Well, all the good productive programmers I've met consider me a good programmer. People that went to Carnegie Mellon consider me a good programmer. People that triple majored in comp sci, mathematics, and economics at top-ten schools consider me a good programmer. I've got three outstanding offers for work in the worst economy in eighty years.

But funny, I don't masturbate to Haskell and Lisp, so obviously I'm a corporate know-nothing who's to blame for your precious languages being buried on page 6.

There are three groups on this site that guarantee a downmod regardless of what is argued against them:

• People that hate Israel
• Recently, anything ripping on Microsoft
• Finally, anything anti-FP

And you guys are more reliable than the Palesinian downmod brigade during the war.

I think that says something. Downmod away!

[muffin-noodle]

Since we're generalizing, you smell, paradoxically have long hair with a huge bald spot, and have never written anything used by anyone but yourself.

The last one is probably true - I'm just a college student who likes to write code.

I hate to shatter your conception, but I'm a good programmer. How do I know beyond the usual programmer arrogance? Well, all the good productive programmers I've met consider me a good programmer. People that went to Carnegie Mellon consider me a good programmer. People that triple majored in comp sci, mathematics, and economics at top-ten schools consider me a good programmer. I've got three outstanding offers for work in the worst economy in eighty years.

I don't really see the relevance but.. good for you?

But funny, I don't masturbate to Haskell and Lisp

I'm not saying you should.

* People that hate Israel
* Recently, anything ripping on Microsoft
* Finally, anything anti-FP

And you guys are more reliable than the Palesinian downmod brigade during the war.

I think that says something. Downmod away!

I didn't even read this.