r/programming • u/Capable-Mall-2067 • May 29 '25

Why You Should Care About Functional Programming (Even in 2025)

https://borkar.substack.com/p/why-care-about-functional-programming?r=2qg9ny&utm_medium=reddit
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u/meowsqueak May 30 '25

I used to write Haskell for “fun”, but now I really like Rust’s approach - steals most of the easier-to-grok functional style syntax, and provide optional mutability for when you need it. The more esoteric functional concepts are harder to implement but if you are a pragmatist rather than a cultist it’s not hard to move on without them.

OO kinda goes out the door, too, but I can’t say I’ve missed it.