#1270: Functional

XKCD comic, described below.
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[[A figure in a hat stands behind someone sitting at a desk, who is working on his laptop.]] Hat figure: Why do you like functional programming so much? What does it actually *get* you? Sitting figure: Tail recursion is its own reward.

Title text:Functional programming combines the flexibility and power of abstract mathematics with the intuitive clarity of abstract mathematics.


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