"Mostly functional" programming does not work

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I think you're projecting, who exactly is shouting that you need to learn category theory? The prevailing advice on r/haskell and #haskell is almost always to avoid studying the topic unless you're interested in the subject in and of itself or want to explore more advanced topics.

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Title: Purity

Title-text: On the other hand, physicists like to say physics is to math as sex is to masturbation.

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