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The problem isn’t what FP does—it’s what it actively prevents.
ChatGPTism? But beauty without utility is just decoration.
ChatGPTism? FP is suitable for expressing one kind of program: a calculator, where the result is the only thing of importance.
This lack of nuance also seems indicative of ChatGPT.... because I gave up on C++ in 2011, after reading Scott Meyers excellent Effective C++. It made me realize I had no desire to use a language that made it so difficult to use it correctly.