TypeFunction example: ImplictConvTargets

[Timon Gehr]

On 07.10.20 14:32, claptrap wrote:
> On Wednesday, 7 October 2020 at 11:55:00 UTC, Paolo Invernizzi wrote:
>> On Wednesday, 7 October 2020 at 11:19:24 UTC, claptrap wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, 7 October 2020 at 09:04:59 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad wrote:
>>>> On Wednesday, 7 October 2020 at 08:49:21 UTC, Patrick Schluter wrote:
>>>>> On Wednesday, 7 October 2020 at 02:33:21 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Right again. Funtional programming is only pleasant in a dedicated 
>>>> FP language, and even then you need to memorize a large set of 
>>>> library constructs to be productive.
>>>
>>> How many pure funtional languages are in the tiobe top 10? None or 
>>> maybe 1 im not sure. Theres a reason for that i reckon.
>>
>> We are using a pure functional language for web frontend development, 
>> and it's a joy ...
> 
> Maybe they're great in specific circumstances? I dont know what the 
> reason is but if FP was so intuitive then you'd expect it'd be the norm, 
> or at least on a par, or even in the same ballpark as imperative?

This particular discussion is not about functional vs imperative at all, 
it is about awkward vs decent.