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> a for loop can be understood by almost any programmer you will encounter

Because at some point that programmer learned how a for loop works. Programmers are smart people; they should learn how flatMap or any other abstraction works. Abstractions are the tools of the trade. Imagine a mechanic that didn't use power tools because he/she didn't understand them.



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