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Functional programming: the future of computing since 1977. (Dating it from John Backus's Turing Award lecture.)
by cafard 4y ago
Functional programming: the future of computing since 1977. (Dating it from John Backus's Turing Award lecture.)
- throwaway17_17 4y agoIs that really a fair date to use? The functional programming Backus is talking about bears little resemblance to the functional programming which is being discussed now(and in the article). I think an interesting discussion can be had about what defines functional programming (and I’m not really trying to argue with you), but Backus’s FP doesn’t fit the definition the article or other posters are using (or implying).