On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Mark Volkmann <r.mark.volkm...@gmail.com>wrote:

>
> I'm trying to recall where I heard a quote that goes something like this.
>
> "If none of your functions have side effects then all you're doing is
> heating up the processor."
>
> Of course you should avoid side effects in most of your functions, but
> at least one of them needs to have a side effect for most
> applications.
>
> Does anyone recall who said something like that?
>

I remember reading something very similar, most likely on Hacker News <
http://news.ycombinator.com> but I can't seem to dig it up on Google.


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Cosmin Stejerean
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