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The APL Idiom List

Via HN: The APL Idiom List – Alan Perlis, Spencer Rubager (1977)

YOW! Lambda Jam 2017: John Hughes - Why Functional Programming Matters

Why FP still matters (video)...

27 years ago I published “Why Functional Programming Matters”, a manifesto for FP–but the subject is much older than that! In this talk I’ll take a deep dive into its history, highlighting some of the classic papers of the subject, personal favourites, and some of my own work. At the end of the day, four themes emerge that characterize what I love about the subject.