undefined | Better HN

0 pointslouthy11y ago0 comments

This is quite a good article on exactly that:

http://simontcousins.azurewebsites.net/does-the-language-you...

The same application written in C# and F# by the same programmers (the C# project took 5 years, the F# project 1). It in no way proves anything, but it's food for thought.

Personally I've had huge wins moving from OO to functional (Haskell and F#).

0 comments

klodolph11y ago

I've seen similar studies. I wonder, however. Functional programming is somewhat esoteric, so a random selection of programmers who practice FP are likely to be more dedicated to the craft of programming in general. I think the truly interesting question to ask would be, "Can we make software better by having the same programmers use functional programming?"

yxhuvud11y ago

The second time you write the same thing is always a lot faster than the first time.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse