On 04/09/2013 12:28 PM, Manu wrote:
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There's nothing 'pure' about a function that has side effects.
If it has the same side effects every time it is called with the same
arguments, then there is something pure about it.
It's a totally different concept,
The concept of mutation can be expressed easily in a language not
directly supporting side effects. Just pass around the store explicitly.
The term you want to describe is presumably referential transparency.
and should be named appropriately.
I guess nobody will disagree with this.
