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Why functional programming matters

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The Computer Journal, Volume 32, Issue 2

Pages 98 - 107

https://doi.org/10.1093/comjnl/32.2.98

Published: 01 April 1989 Publication History

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Why functional programming matters
1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. General programming languages
      1. Language features
        Modules / packages
      2. Language types
        Functional languages

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The Computer Journal Volume 32, Issue 2

Special issue on Lazy functional programming

April 1989

92 pages

ISSN:0010-4620

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P. Hammersley
Middlesex Polytechnic, London, UK

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