Why hasn’t functional programming taken over yet?
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Is there a software-engineering methodology for functional programming? [closed]
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In Functional Programming, what is a functor?
I’ve come across the term ‘Functor’ a few times while reading various articles on functional programming, but the authors typically assume the reader … Read more
What is the difference between procedural programming and functional programming? [closed]
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How can you do anything useful without mutable state?
I’ve been reading a lot of stuff about functional programming lately, and I can understand most of it, but the one thing I … Read more
What is referential transparency?
What does the term referential transparency mean? I’ve heard it described as “it means you can replace equals with equals” but this seems … Read more
What is a Y-combinator? [closed]
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What is a ‘Closure’?
I asked a question about Currying and closures were mentioned. What is a closure? How does it relate to currying? 24 s 24 … Read more
How can a time function exist in functional programming?
I’ve to admit that I don’t know much about functional programming. I read about it from here and there, and so came to … Read more
What is (functional) reactive programming?
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