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How functional programming mattered

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: In 1989 when functional programming was still considered a niche topic, Hughes wrote a visionary paper arguing convincingly ‘why functional programming matters’. More than two decades have passed. Has functional programming really mattered? Our answer is a resounding ‘Yes!’. Functional programming is now at the forefront of a new generation of programming technologies, and enjoying increasing popularity and influence. In this paper, we review the impact of functional programming, focusing on how it has changed the way we may construct programs, the way we may verify programs, and fundamentally the way we may think about programs.

Source: National Science Review

DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwv042

Authors: Zhenjiang Hu, John Hughes, Meng Wang

Institutions: National Institute of Informatics, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Chalmers University of Technology, University of Kent

Language: English

Topic: Logic, programming, and type systems

Subfield: Software

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,000

Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science