Functional Programming Makes Rivals Unemployable

i love functional programming. it takes smart people who would otherwise be competing with me and turns them into unemployable crazies Looks like my tweet from 2009 is making the rounds again. Welcome, new followers! If you're wondering what's happened in the last 7 years... ... I now make a living hiring functional programmers. You may consider yourselves victorious.

A Twitter screenshot shows William Morgan joking that functional programming turns talented competitors into unemployable obsessives. Years later, he reveals the punchline: he now profits by hiring those programmers, so their supposed victory actually benefits him. EN: A Twitter screenshot shows William Morgan joking that functional programming turns talented competitors into unemployable obsessives. Years later, he reveals the punchline: he now profits by hiring those programmers, so their supposed victory actually benefits him.

• @profunctor_io / 2685 2019-07-21