Immutability vs Mutable State
Developers should learn and use immutability when building applications that require high reliability, such as in concurrent or distributed systems, to prevent race conditions and data corruption meets developers should learn mutable state to build applications that require dynamic updates, such as user interfaces, games, or real-time systems, where data needs to change in response to events or user input. Here's our take.
Immutability
Developers should learn and use immutability when building applications that require high reliability, such as in concurrent or distributed systems, to prevent race conditions and data corruption
Immutability
Nice PickDevelopers should learn and use immutability when building applications that require high reliability, such as in concurrent or distributed systems, to prevent race conditions and data corruption
Pros
- +It's essential in functional programming languages like Haskell and Elm, and is widely adopted in state management libraries like Redux for JavaScript to maintain predictable application state
- +Related to: functional-programming, state-management
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Mutable State
Developers should learn mutable state to build applications that require dynamic updates, such as user interfaces, games, or real-time systems, where data needs to change in response to events or user input
Pros
- +It is essential in imperative and object-oriented programming paradigms for managing application state, but must be used carefully to avoid bugs like race conditions or unintended side-effects in concurrent environments
- +Related to: immutable-state, state-management
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Immutability if: You want it's essential in functional programming languages like haskell and elm, and is widely adopted in state management libraries like redux for javascript to maintain predictable application state and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Mutable State if: You prioritize it is essential in imperative and object-oriented programming paradigms for managing application state, but must be used carefully to avoid bugs like race conditions or unintended side-effects in concurrent environments over what Immutability offers.
Developers should learn and use immutability when building applications that require high reliability, such as in concurrent or distributed systems, to prevent race conditions and data corruption
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