Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Concepts of Functional Programming
Avencia, Inc
340 N 12th Street, Suite 402
Philadelphia, PA 19107
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map)
6:00 - 6:30 - Greetings and Eatings -
food sponsored by Algorithmics
6:30 - 7:30 - Aaron Feng - Concepts of Functional Programming
7:30 - 8:30 - Questions, discussions- bring an idea/question/show-and-tell if you want!
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http://phillyaltnet-nov2009.eventbrite.comConcepts of Functional Programming: In Search of Purity
Functional Programming has gained a lot of momentum in recent years.
It has a long history dating back to the 1930s. Many new functional
programming languages and features are popping up everywhere. As
developers, we can no longer ignore it.
Learning the fundamentals of FP will transform the way you think, and
help you to build more scalable and robust software in any language.
This is an introductory presentation targeted to people that are
interested in learning about functional programming. The focus will
be on the concepts of FP, which are language neutral.
Aaron Feng is a Principal Software Engineer at financial risk
management company,
Algorithmics. He is an experienced .NET
developer, and is currently working on a highly available and robust
financial messaging system using Clojure and Ruby. He enjoys
experimenting with new technology and studying functional programming
languages in his spare time. He also organizes the Philadelphia
functional programming group,
Philly Lambda.