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Indeed, I've started using many functional concepts in a Perl program I maintain. Functional code isn't just good for concurrency, it also helps when trying to
by mpyne 13y ago
Indeed, I've started using many functional concepts in a Perl program I maintain.
Functional code isn't just good for concurrency, it also helps when trying to reason about lists and associative containers at a higher level.
- daxelrod 13y agoFor anyone interested in applying functional concepts to Perl, I highly recommend Mark Jason Dominus's Higher Order Perl[1], the full text of which is now available online for free. It starts by teaching a reader moderately familiar with Perl functional concepts, and then it deep dives into these concepts and iteratively applies them to example programs to make them better. [1]http://hop.perl.plover.com/ http://hop.perl.plover.com/