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Algebraic Effects for the Rest of Us
Where does the name come from? The word "effects" makes me think of "side effects", which is something I'd usually like to avoid.
smilliken
on July 24, 2019
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Algebraic effects are the opposite of "side" effects: they are intentional and controlled. In haskell, the effects of a function are described explicitly in its type (and transitively to its callers' types).
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