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John Carmack on Inlined Code
Even though, pattern matching (and algebraic datatypes) would work just as well in an imperative language as in a function setting.
(Not sure, whether you'd need garbage collection to make pattern matching really useful, though.
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Pattern matching is welcomed everywhere, it saves conditionals and keeps the code clean.
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(Not sure, whether you'd need garbage collection to make pattern matching really useful, though.