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> What makes you believe that? IMO, the immutability and pattern matching eliminate a huge class of common frustrations that beginners usually have with the most popular half dozen programming languages.

I think moany devs really know a similar language already, when it comes to Java, Javascript, etc. But most have never been exposed to a functional language like Ex




Yeah, I'd agree with that. If you're not a complete beginner and you're learning a 2nd language, it's definitely easier to learn one that's nearly the same as the one you already know.




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