Navigating Platform Challenges
Eoin shares his excitement about functional languages while cautioning against premature enthusiasm without real-world problem-solving experience. He reflects on the challenges of platform precision, recalling a specific issue with Oracle client versions that led to server disasters. The conversation highlights the complexities of concurrency and the importance of testing across different environments to avoid unexpected issues.In this clip
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