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Everything Is Just Functions: 1 week with David Beazley and SICP

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389 points kurinikku | 2 comments | 17 Nov 24 15:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.409s | source
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blackeyeblitzar ◴[17 Nov 24 17:40 UTC] No.42165532[source]▶
A computer fundamentally isn’t functions though. That’s not how a processor works. If functions are a useful abstraction, why haven’t functional languages taken off?
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1. doublepg23 ◴[17 Nov 24 18:41 UTC] No.42165967[source]▶
It seems functional language experts are too busy rewriting SICP instead of actually useful programs.
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2. blackeyeblitzar ◴[17 Nov 24 19:30 UTC] No.42166398[source]▶
I just haven’t seen anything concrete as to why SICP’s materials are useful in either the real world or academia. Sometimes these discussions talk about how it is useful for computer science and for theory but even that seems like a claim without evidence. Is this just people reminiscing about their first introduction to programming or a favorite professor?