What puzzles me in #FP101x is the widespread fear of monads; they are not some kind of voodoo, but a type constructor with two HO functions.
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@headinthebox Too much of FP has too much academia in it. It creates a false sense of a high bar to comprehension.
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@tedneward I avoided all mumbo jumbo. Still the students think they are "missing something" where there obviously is nothing to miss.
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Replying to @headinthebox
@headinthebox My guess: You can’t unlearn what you know, and thus can’t really judge what it’s like for people who haven’t grasped it yet

Dec 10, 2014 · 10:18 PM UTC

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Replying to @stilkov
@stilkov That implies that there is "something" to grasp. That is the fallacy. There is nothing deep, special, or magic about them.
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@headinthebox Yes, once you’ve understood that simple thing, obviously.
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