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Pavel Korytov :emacs:

@abcdw Wasn't that originally a consequence of implementing a Lisp in the JVM rather than proper language design? 🤔

6 Apr 2023 at 10:20 | Wall-to-wall | Open on emacs.ch
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Andrew Tropin

@sqrtminusone You can have and actually have mutable data structures in Java and most of other JVM langs.

Immutable data structures is a part of the language design. Actually, hosting it on JVM is also a part of the design.

lampwww.epfl.ch/papers/idealha
hypirion.com/musings/understan

And there is a good reasoning/rationale behind it:
youtube.com/watch?v=-6BsiVyC1k

@sqrtminusone You can have and actually have mutable data structures in Java and most of other JVM langs.

Immutable data structures is a part of the language design. Actually, hosting it on JVM is also a part of the design.

lampwww.epfl.ch/papers/idealha
hypirion.com/musings/understan

6 Apr 2023 at 15:15 | Open on fosstodon.org
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