Is it possible to be referentially transparent and not idempotent?
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@rtfeldman but that last time you called inc() on different input?
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@d6 @rtfeldman I think of it as you can call it over and over and no bother: "place order 4563" vs "place a new order"
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@d6 @jessitron @rtfeldman Been used in Distributed Systems in that slightly wrong way long before the Web or REST existed

Aug 31, 2013 · 3:06 PM UTC