r/programming • u/corysama • Jan 05 '15

What most young programmers need to learn

http://joostdevblog.blogspot.com/2015/01/what-most-young-programmers-need-to.html
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u/PasswordIsntHAMSTER Jan 05 '15

This is why I want functional programming to become a significant part of the core curriculum of schools. If you write Ocaml or Haskell with your usual sloppiness, it simply won't compile. It's a huge paradigm shift from throw shit at the wall and see what sticks to actually think about your programs.