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The Value of Values with Rich Hickey
InfoQ · Oct 8, 2012 · 31m 44s
What this video covers
Rich Hickey's JaxConf 2012 keynote examines what values are and why immutable values matter as information systems grow more complex and data gets bigger. It contrasts places with values and builds the case for immutability.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
HN commenters cite it as the talk that convinced them of immutability and functional programming.
13recommendation score
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- 11
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“is what finally sold me on the benefits of pure functional programming and immutable data structures.”
“What sold me on the idea was Rich Hickey's talk”
“Well worth a watch, especially if you disagree”