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I think web apps are an interesting thing to try at least with FP - in a sense its functional: response = f(request). You certainly can do FP style in most lan
by michaelneale 18y ago
I think web apps are an interesting thing to try at least with FP - in a sense its functional: response = f(request).
You certainly can do FP style in most languages, but when you at least play with something that is more a pure FP (haskell is great and beautiful) it really makes sense when you see those concepts applied elsewhere - an interesting way to use haskell is Happs: http://dbpatterson.com/articles/5 http://dbpatterson.com/articles/5 (the haskell app server).
Just make sure its fun !
- arebop 18y agoI agree that functional programming and web applications fit nicely together. response = f(request) probably won't mean much to someone who has no familiarity with fp, though. http://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/rest_arch_style.htm#sec_5_1_3 http://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/rest_arch... is a key section of a very readable explanation of web architecture. I think it could serve as a very practical, if unconventional, demonstration of the usefulness of referential transparency.
- michaelneale 18y agoyes I guess I made the assumption of some level of maths - but perhaps its not common for people starting out now (I know it took me years before I appreciated all the mathematical stuff).