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I don't know, what's easier to understand? Sorting a list with an IComparer instance that you have to implement in a concrete data type somewhere, or just tossing it a lambda expression? Just because it's new syntax doesn't mean it's automatically more difficult to understand the language.

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I got nothing against functional programming, I embrace it. However, im stating again, shoving everything under one umbrella is bound to create a complex monster. Functional programming is actually easier to understand in F# rather than C#, the idioms do translate but clunkily. Do yourseves a favor and spend some time outside C# and you’ll come back illuminated.

Not saying C# is bad, thats what you all seem to understand though.

Good luck to you all

You find F# easier to work with. That's all. Doesn't mean others _must_ share your opinion. Good luck to you.

Yes, its all subjective, I know. But stepping out of the garden is what I’d like people to take out of this. Saying C# is the most beautiful language (like some commenter states) is true only if you haven’t dabbled in many languages. And once you do you feel stupid for having had this conviction in the first place. Ive used C# throughout my career, I don’t diss the language or the ecosystem, but other things are to be considered as well and cargoculting is a thing

I've used a number of others and still appreciate C#, especially since it's stealing all the features I liked

I really am not sure why you seem to think no one besides yourself has tried F#/OCaml/Haskell/SML before.

Your comments are extremely condescending.

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