In this episode, I read excerpts from ‘Why Functional Programming Matters’ by John Hughes. Does it answer the question of what is functional programming and why is it powerful? Read the paper here.
Eric Normand
Eric Normand is an experienced functional programmer, trainer, speaker, writer, and consultant on all things FP. He started writing Lisp in 2000 and is now a Clojure expert, producing the most comprehensive suite of Clojure training material at PurelyFunctional.tv. He has a popular Clojure newsletter and blog. He also consults with companies to use functional programming to better serve business objectives. You can find him speaking internationally at programming conferences.
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