# Can Programming in Julia Be "Pure"?

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**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** math, functional\
**Created:** [November 8, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-programming-in-julia-be-pure/71165 "2021-11-08T18:43:01Z")\
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> [@Tamas\_Papp](#):
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> in most situations it does not make sense, because you would be working against the language.

And yet, in situations where it is necessary to reason about a fairly complicated algorithm and referential transparency is needed, it is possible to program in such a style and avoid complexity as Julia fully supports this style.

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