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YMMV massively depending on what exactly you're working in.

I've found when I'm writing libraries that will be leveraged by other programmers, especially in a modern/high level language, insights I've derived from my understanding of category theory have been incredibly valuable.

If you're working very close to the metal (eg, embedded), very close to non-technical users (UI stuff, edge layer business logic), or in less featureful languages, then you'll get much less value.




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