Trying to switch to the functional paradigm 4 points by mrmodolo 7y ago ↗ HN Reading a lot and trying a new programming style! In the beginning it is quite difficult to deal with immutability https://elm-lang.org/.
[–] nikonyrh 7y ago ↗ Are you asking for tips on how to change your way of thinking? I am not familiar with Elm but remember that in mathematics there are no "assign" or "return" statements ;) You just evaluate an expression.
[–] PeterHK 7y ago ↗ recursion is your friend :)i personally liked elixir track on exercism.iobut i started with python did not like the OOP approach (and had difficulties understanding it - compared to just "in -> fn -> out")then i learned elixir and later on clojure, so i never got deep into OOP to begin with and probably not the best person for guidance
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[ 3.6 ms ] story [ 18.4 ms ] threadi personally liked elixir track on exercism.io
but i started with python did not like the OOP approach (and had difficulties understanding it - compared to just "in -> fn -> out")
then i learned elixir and later on clojure, so i never got deep into OOP to begin with and probably not the best person for guidance