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Re: Survey: What led you to functional programming?
Group: comp.lang.functional · Group Profile · Search for programming languages in comp.lang.functional
Author: Tom Lord
Date: Sep 20, 2008 09:36

...between familiarity with procedural/object-oriented programming languages and ease of learning ...systematically teach the concepts of (a) programming by composing functions; (b) recursion (...be surprising if some find functional programming easier to learn than procedural nor... and inductive definitions without learning programming at all. For example, Halmos' .... 2) The notation of functional languages is remarkably confusing unless you ...
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erlang misconceptions (Re: Survey: What led you to functional programming?)
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Author: Ulf Wiger
Date: Sep 20, 2008 07:12

... topics to study is misconceptions surrounding programming languages: ... . "Erlang's characteristics are ideal for parallel computing." - Erlanger I was ... represented by one process in the language. (Rules out Parlog.)" (http://www.erlang....page 7): "We started looking at languages like Parlog, KL/1 and Strand...the concurrency. In the concurrent logic programming languages, concurrency is implicit and extremely...
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Author: JobCircle.Com
Date: Sep 20, 2008 05:02

...expert in Java or Python. Experience with AJAX. Comfortable working with agile methodologies and test driven development. Able to learn new technologies and programming languages quickly. Self-directed and hard working. This is a startup. Plus: Experience with Zope, MySQL, and Memcache LOCATION: LYNDHURST NJ For ...
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Re: Survey: What led you to functional programming?
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Author: Michele Simionato
Date: Sep 20, 2008 03:20

......@Yahoo.com> wrote: If you could please briefly outline your evolution in programming languages as a functional programmer (preferably in this thread), and describe any related thoughts/...SML Notes: I was first exposed to functional programming when using Mathematica for symbolic computations in High ... always felt more natural to me than OO programming, probably because of my mathematical background. Anyway,...
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Re: Survey: What led you to functional programming?
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Author: Arved Sandstrom
Date: Sep 20, 2008 00:22

...familiarity with, and exposure to various programming paradigms in students and practitioners of...and experience in procedural/object-oriented programming paradigms, and ease of learning ...this thread): A) Chronological evolution in programming languages: Roughly: mid/late-'70's...82-'82: C64 BASIC, 6502 machine language (the good 'ol HEXMON cartridge) ...) Relevant comments: 1. Exposure to languages tracks first introduction in school, ...
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Re: Survey: What led you to functional programming?
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Author: Ertugrul Söylemez
Date: Sep 19, 2008 18:41

... experience both procedural and object-oriented programming and speed in learning non-strict, purely functional programming languages, such as Haskell or Clean..... What would a 'purely imperative' language be? But what 'pure functionalness' ... "assignment" is. Almost all functional languages, including Haskell and Clean, allow assignment...'. So conventionally a purely functional language is one, which retains referential ...
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Re: Survey: What led you to functional programming?
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Author: Jon Harrop
Date: Sep 19, 2008 18:06

... OCaml was the first primarily functional language that I made significant use of... (primarily graph plotting). The worst languages I have ever learned are probably.... Perhaps the most surprisingly interesting language is Brainf*ck, which makes an...topics to study is misconceptions surrounding programming languages: . "Homogeneous syntax is a ... "Mainstream programmers cannot handle functional programming." - Java-er. Finally, although I ...
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Re: Survey: What led you to functional programming?
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Author: Jon Harrop
Date: Sep 19, 2008 16:53

... a programmer. I learned about functional programming through Mathematica (not really a general ...from people who do use functional language to write long-running numerical simulations...competitive with C++). Statically-typed functional languages with good code gens are ideal...this is very interesting from a programming language research perspective because these ... for improvement with a new language and implementation following similar lines ...
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Re: Survey: What led you to functional programming?
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Author: Michael Ekstrand
Date: Sep 19, 2008 16:48

Benjamin L. Russell <DekuDekuplex@Yahoo.com> writes: A) Your chronological evolution in programming languages; e.g. (in my case): Some dates may be a bit off. BASIC, in QBASIC with line numbers (1994-ish to later in... / GHC Haskell (now) B) Relevant comments; e.g. (in my case): I started programming when I found a book in the library at the age of 10. Dad set me up with ...
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Author: JobCircle.Com
Date: Sep 19, 2008 14:34

...an ORACLE ADVANCED SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING CONSULTANT This is a program level role that works closely with the Program Sponsor,... and Project Manager. This role reports to the Program Manager and Sponsor. Quick Overview of Your Job Functions ... conclusion of a project phase. * Technical: Guide others in the vendor&#8217;s programming languages and standards for interfaces and bolt-on components. * Relationship Management: Manage client expectations and...
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