The Promises of Functional Programming

The Promises of Functional Programming

Adopting a functional programming style could make your programs more robust, more compact, and more easily parallelizable. However, mastering it requires some effort. This article's purpose is to explain what functional programming is and how it differs from traditional imperative programming....

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Veröffentlicht in:Computing in science & engineering 2009-07, Vol.11 (4), p.86-90
1. Verfasser: Hinsen, Konrad
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Algorithms
Artificial intelligence
Computation
Computer languages
Computer Science
Functional programming
functions
Gold
Java
Lisp
LISP (programming language)
Mastering
Mathematica
Mathematical model
Mathematical programming
Parallel processing
Parallel programming
Programming
recursion
scientific computing
Scientific programming
Writing
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Zusammenfassung:Adopting a functional programming style could make your programs more robust, more compact, and more easily parallelizable. However, mastering it requires some effort. This article's purpose is to explain what functional programming is and how it differs from traditional imperative programming. The author also explains how functional programming helps with concurrent and parallel programming. The language I use in the examples is Clojure, a modern dialect of Lisp.
ISSN:1521-9615
1558-366X
DOI:10.1109/MCSE.2009.129