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Why Immutable Data Eliminates a Whole Class of Bugs
Immutable data means values are never modified in place; every change creates a new copy. This eliminates hidden side effects where a function mutates an object unexpectedly, causing bugs in unrelated code. The trade-off is higher memory and CPU usage for large data structures.
Meridian48 take
The article correctly frames immutability as a deliberate trade-off, not a silver bullet, but understates the performance cost in real-world apps with deeply nested state.
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