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  "textContent": "In a famous paper published in 1998, Philip Wadler complained that no one used functional programming languages. It is safe to say that in 2026 everybody is using some kind of functional programming language, albeit to a certain extent, but the underlying reason for this spread had more to do with fashion and hype rather than market economics or academic support.",
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