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A brief introduction to functional programming – pt.2: Data Immutability

Posted on 09/07/2009 by Dave

Let’s consider the following: 1. x = x +1 which is a typical imperative assignment; as programmers, we’ve kind of gotten used to such statements. But if shown to a mathematician, he would quickly and smugly look at it and … Continue reading →

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A brief introduction to Functional Programming – pt. 1

Posted on 03/07/2009 by Dave

Overview: programming paradigms If you are not totally inexperienced about computer programming, in which case reading this article would just plainly be a total loss of time, you certainly know that there are a lot of different programming languages that … Continue reading →

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