One of the fantastic things about functional programming is that you have to abstract away the path that took you to the data, mostly with data structures. So when you are processing the some state of an Option, you know that the object is there. When processing the right of an Either, you know you have an object that has dodged every error or alternative path. You don’t get his benefit for free, as the data structure forces you to handle all of its states, you might see yourself needing three objects, all of them contained in their own instance of such a structure.

I work in an industry where knowledge is, most of the time, valued over diplomas and certifications, so it has been relatively easy to thrive without a degree. That does not mean that I haven’t received my fair share of “you have to be an actual engineer” and “I don’t think you are qualified to do that”. I did have the option to finish my computer science studies, but as I was already working in the industry I found myself with less and less time to study and had to make a decision. I ended up quitting my studies to… have time to learn.

The very first article of this blog is about the blog itself, specifically about its release pipeline. So, to get in sync with the problem at hand, let’s take a trip around the nature of the blog.