Functional Programming
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The canonical answer to that question is probably “ Why functional programming matters “, but here’s a specific example that makes the case nicely. Neil Mitchell is working on Supero , an optimizing compiler for Haskell which includes some ideas from supercompilation . But that’s not important right now.
Why functional programming?
Functional Reactive Programming in F# (1)
Hello, This message is the first of a series describing my exploration of Functional Reactive Programming (FRP). Although I already had quite a bit of experience with imperative reactive programming, I discovered FRP while reading the book of Paul Hudak: "The Haskell School of Expression".
I've been working on a library to wrap WPF dependency properties with signals so that data binding is easier to do in WPF when using C#: http://www.codeplex.com/wpfsignals .
Functional reactive programming in C# for WPF
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Functional Data Structures Out Of Nowhere
I’ve been watching the Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs videos recently while riding the Caltrain and enjoyed it quite a bit. For some reason I can’t quite grasp, I find these fun . Maybe it’s the fact that these are 20 years old now and still terribly relevant (especially for functional programming), maybe it’s the look of the attendance, very eighties, or maybe the obvious delectation Hal Abelson and Gerald Jay Sussman have teaching. Anyways, pretty intesting stuff.