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		edgyquant on Aug 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why study functional programming? (2012) Funny you chose carpentry which is very much a field where everything must be mathematically tested and proofed.

silent_cal on Aug 3, 2022 [–]

You use a bit of math in carpentry, but carpentry itself is not like mathematics. There's no deductive proof of the best way to make a chair out of oak.

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