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		cutler on July 2, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Why do new(ish) programming languages esch... According to John Carmack, the acclaimed expert in the field of game programming, "Functional Programming is the Future" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PhArSujR_A

repolfx on July 3, 2019 [–]

Yes, I know, Tim Sweeney has also got an interest in PL theory.

Nonetheless, that was in 2013, it's now 2019, video games are still written in C++ and not any FP language. FP has been "the future" for as long as I've been alive and I don't think it'll ever happen.

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