Issue 093: Functional Programming

Welcome to the 93rd issue of De Programmatica Ipsum , about Functional Programming.

In this edition:

• Graham explains the benefits of solving problems with a functional mindset.
• Adrian explores why functional programming was shunned until it was not.
• In our Vidéothèque section, we watch Joe Armstrong explain how functional programming made Erlang a reality.
• In the Library section, we review the most important papers by Philip Wadler, Guy Steele, and Gerry Sussman.

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