Re: Design Patterns and Functional programming

Jon Harrop <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Daniel T. wrote:

You have stated that you personally find the ability to add types
easily as "less useful", and now you have stated that you think
"other people" are in the same position. How, from this, did you
extrapolate the claim that the ability to easily add types is (in
your words) "less useful" for everybody?

Despite being a nice idea, it is impractical to require infinite
evidence before extrapolating.

When you are making an infinite claim... You have claimed that easily
adding types is "less useful" than easily adding functions in all
contexts, simply because you personally (and a few others of your
acquaintance) have had such experience. Your whole position suffers from
a biased sample base and is fallacious.

The most you can possibly claim is that in *some contexts* being able to
easily add functions is more useful than being able to easily add types.
I don't think anyone here would disagree with that.
.

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