Why FP Isn’t Popular
My main explanation why FP isn’t popular: Tooling > Language In Java, I can jump into any codebase with a debugger and find my way out. In Rust, I have pretty and helpful error messages. In Go, I can depend on just a GitHub repository, no need to deal with package manners at all. In C++ In JavaScript, I can start writing code by having just a browser. It doesn’t matter if the syntax is elegant or if the type system is powerful for most devs. Devs care about DX, not aesthetics.
A tweet compares the practical tooling and developer experience of Java, Rust, Go, C++, and JavaScript with functional programming. The joke is that C++ gets no explanation, implying its tooling and ecosystem are uniquely frustrating. It is shared as a programming reaction about why developers choose convenient tools and workflows over elegant language design.
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