{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Eric Normand Podcast","title":"Why side-effecting is not all bad","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d5586487\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":640,"description":"We run our software for its effects, so effects are necessary. We can’t write 100% pure code. But I contend that some effecting code is better than others. In other words, there is a spectrum from bad effecting code to good effecting code. Even if you can’t turn an action completely into a calculation, you should still strive to minimize implicit inputs and outputs.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/WbyB3L00271RX0nwX_O6wfvG-9-GVuhuQNa4JxI1IvI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzMzgvMTU2ODQ4/NjQ0MC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}