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I agree. Functional programming should not be viewed as a tuxedo that we dust off and use when we want to be "fancy programmers." It's simply a tool in the tool

by cujic9 9y ago

I agree. Functional programming should not be viewed as a tuxedo that we dust off and use when we want to be "fancy programmers." It's simply a tool in the toolbox. The best language for learning functional programming is the one that de-mystifies it. And since you can use many (most?) popular languages to code in a functional style, I'd say, take whatever language the students have been using, and teach them a few functional programming techniques with it.

megaman22 9y ago
Totally. A couple books that I've really enjoyed (being somebody that lives in DotNetLand) https://www.manning.com/books/functional-programming-in-c-sharp https://www.manning.com/books/functional-programming-in-c-sh... https://www.manning.com/books/real-world-functional-programming https://www.manning.com/books/real-world-functional-programm...