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How close can pure functional programming get to C?
A new essay by Richard Feldman examines how far pure functional programming can be pushed toward C-level performance, weighing memory layout, allocation and compiler guarantees against low-level control. The piece has drawn active debate among developers, with readers arguing over whether functional languages can realistically match C in speed or whether the trade-offs in abstraction are too costly.
Why now: The essay touches a long-running debate about performance versus safety and expressiveness in programming languages.
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