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What is referential transparency?
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What is referential transparency?

Referential transparency is a term you’ll hear a lot in functional programming. It means that an expression can be replaced by its result. That is, 5+4 can be replaced by 9, without changing the behavior of the program. You can extend the definition also

The Eric Normand Podcast

April 18, 201917m 43s

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