Kopec Explains Software

#112 Functional Programming

Mar 6, 2023

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Introduction

3min

The Importance of Immutable Data Types in Functional Programming

3min

Functional Programming Languages

3min

The Pros and Cons of Functional Programming

2min

The Evolution of Functional Programming in the Academic World

2min

The Influence of Functional Programming Languages

4min

The Benefits of Working in a Functional Programming Language

2min

Functional Programming: The Future of Programming

3min

Functional programming languages fit within a declarative paradigm and often have several key characteristics in common: immutable data types, pure functions, a distaste for global state, a preference for recursion over loops, first-class functions, and the liberal use of higher-order functions. We explain what these characteristics mean, why functional programming has been increasingly popular, and how it has influenced mainstream popular programming languages to incorporate some of its ideas. In this episode, we assume you have a working knowledge of at least one programming language. This might be one to skip for the non-programmers.