Tension between data and entity

There is always a tension in our programs between raw data and meaningful information. On the one hand, data is meaningless alone. On the other, we want to treat it as a thing with real semantics that constrain its usage. How do we live with both of these at the same time?

Show Notes

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An off-the-cuff stream of Functional Programming ideas, skills, patterns, and news from Functional Programming expert Eric Normand of LispCast. Formerly known as Thoughts on Functional Programming.