Erik meijers mooc introduction to functional programming starts next. Its main implementation is the glasgow haskell compiler. Erik meijer functional programming from first principles. Philip is widely known for his significant contributions to functional programming including haskell and a classic book introduction to functional programmingprentice hall publisher that is one of the best introductions to functional programming you. This book is also used in the videolectures by erik meijer at channel9. What is haskell, who uses it, and where can you learn to code. This is a fun course on the basics of functional programming, primarily using haskell. Broadly speaking, functional programming is a style of programming in. Erik meijer functional programming fundamentals chapter 12 of c9 lectures. Also, you should take the recommendations for grahams book with a grain of.
Erik meijer teaches functional programming fundamentals using haskell as the language for understanding the basic functional principles channel 9 lectures. Functional programming lecture notes by david walker. The main implementations are the glasgow haskell compiler ghc, and hugs. Second international school, olympia, wa, usa, august 26 30, 1996, tutorial text lecture notes in computer science. He emphasizes issues when mixing higher order closures with effects and discusses problems to be solved in web programming. Datatypegeneric programming in haskell andres loh slides in pdf. Erik meijer will teach us functional programming fundamentals using. Why does he use haskell to teach functional programming, then.
Erik meijer functional programming fundamentals, chapter 2 of. Functional programming should not be confused with imperative or procedural programming. We even have a text book and professor who will expand our minds. With more than examples and exercises, the book is perfect for courses in. This trend is driven by the adoption of scala as the main programming language for many applications. Dr erik meijer functional programming fundamentals 4 derek banas. Posted in r programming by ucartesian96 18 points and 5 comments. For thirteen weeks, you have been provided all the conceptual tools to take the leap into the deep end of the functional programming pool and float safely. Erik meijers mooc introduction to functional programming. The what and why of functional programming languages this video is not only about haskell, but it is a good lecture for newcomers. Erik presented a very interesting talk on functional programming and you can go through this link to hear on what he spoke.
Graham hutton, author of the programming in haskell book that dr. Erik meijer has based this lecture series on, is guest lecturing chapter 11. Polymorphism and higherorder programming, pipelines, datatypes, the functional evaluation model, functional space model, equational reasoning, modules and functors, modular reasoning, mutable data structures and imperative interfaces, threads, locks. The functional programming lesson is part of the full, javascript. Erik meijer discusses programming language design, effects. What is haskell, who uses it, and where can you learn to code it. Smith using, understanding, and unravelling the ocaml language an introduction pdf. What is haskell, who uses it, and where can you learn to. Functional programming fundamentals linkedin slideshare.
Its hard to know without knowing what aspects of haskell you find challenging. I will guess that recursion is giving you trouble because you mention having difficulty reversing a list, and that is a classic recursion exercise, and because recurs. When you use linq, thank erik in addition to anders. Erik meijer functional programming fundamentals tony alexander hild. Citeseerx functional programming with bananas, lenses. Erik meijer functional programming fundamentals chapter of. Exploring functional programming with erik meijer and. Dec 24, 2009 well, my friends, the day has arrived. Citeseerx document details isaac councill, lee giles, pradeep teregowda. Programming language theory programming language theory. Ttfp type theory and functional programming simon thompson, 1991 pimltt programming in martinlofs type theory, an introduction bengt nordstrom, kent petersson, jan m. Jan 12, 2011 erik meijer of microsoft research is an inspiring guy and his work on linq is impressive. I just stumbled across his lecture series on exploring functional programming fundamentals and i decided i would do the course and learn haskell.
The little schemer is specific to scheme, obviously, but is much more concerned with teaching the fundamentals of functional programming. Eriks episode lecture, in channel 9, is the best place to start c9 lectures. Philip wadlers advice here is read pierce for motivation, mac lane for the presentation of the maths. Erik meijer will teach us functional programming fundamentals using haskell as the language for understanding the basic functional principles in fact, the specific language isnt all that important, but haskell is a pure functional language so it is entirely appropriate for learning the essential ingredients of functional programming. Erik meijer on fundamenalist functional programming meetup. This is chapter one, but make sure you watch the other ones, too see link above. For todays lecture in the functional programming fundamentals series of lectures the great dr. Functional reactive programming, a new, experimental way of writing code that handles events, triggers, inputs and outputs such as a gui.
Erik meijer you can thank erik for many of the functional. Erik meijer functional programming fundamentals lectures on functional programming basics. I want to expand my frame of reference from primarily imperative and relational thinking to functional thinking. There are lectures on the book from both mit and berkeley. Functional programming is becoming increasingly widespread in industry. The main implementations are the glasgow haskell compiler ghc, and hugs, a haskell interpreter. Pretty much all languages now have a lot of functional constructs theyve become a staple of all programming you can find an overview of the various paradigms at my site, it includes functional programming. It interoperates seamlessly with both java and javascript.
Erik s episode lecture, in channel 9, is the best place to start c9 lectures. A deeper and perhaps more importantly relevant book is real world functional programming. Purely functional data structures by chris okasaki, functional programming in scala by runar bjarnason, learn yo. Another, more recent post is an interview with tony m. Mar 30, 2010 many functional programming languages can be viewed as elaborations on the lambda calculus. Erik meijer will teach us functional programming fundamentals using haskell as the language for understanding the basic functional principles in fact, the specific language isnt all that. Awesome functional programming curated list of awesome lists. With more than examples and exercises, the book is perfect for courses in functional programming and for selfstudy. Automated software testing with python 2 clean architecture. This book examines the functional aspects of the language and points out which options work well and which do not. Exploring functional programming with erik meijer and haskell.
We will release a new chapter in this series every thursday. Not meant as an inflammatory inquisition, just curious. Of course, erik merged his own extensive knowledge, unique perspective and experience into the educational weave. Jun 24, 2012 a great one to start is the great series functional programming fundamentals by dr. Scheme vs haskell for an introduction to functional. Introduction to functional programming tu delft ocw. Whatever book you find, dont get trapped in the idea that functional programming is somehow limited to certain languages.
Slides for each chapter were given by erik meijer on microsofts channel 9. This is part of the composing software series now a book. For these operators we derive various algebraic laws that are useful in deriving and manipulating programs. Erik meijer director of engineering facebook linkedin. Functional programming fundamentals video lectures of dr. Stack overflow for teams is a private, secure spot for you and your coworkers to find and share information. Haskell is based on lambda calculus and uses the greek letter lambda as its logo. Please feel free to ping me or send pull requests if you have ideas for improvement. We develop a calculus for lazy functional programming based on recursion operators associated with data type definitions. Erik meijer distinguishes pure functional languages from all the others. In practice, the difference between a mathematical function and the notion of a function used in imperative programming is that imperative functions can have side effects, changing the value of already calculated computations. The rise and fall and rise of functional programming. Erik meijer explains fundamentals using haskell as the language.
Erik meijer functional programming fundamentals series of lectures from one of the creators of haskell. Now, you dont need the book to learn a great deal from this lecture series. This course will use haskell as the medium for understanding the basic principles of functional programming. Bianca introduces functional programming and how it compares to objectoriented programming. Erik meijer of microsoft research is an inspiring guy and his work on linq is impressive. Dr erik meijer functional programming fundamentals. Type classes, which enable typesafe operator overloading, were first proposed by philip wadler and stephen blott for standard ml and implemented later in haskell. Haskell server pages functional programming and the battle for the middle tier. Posted in rprogramming by umttd 114 points and 98 comments.
Haskell is one of the leading languages for teaching functional. Any suggestions for books to learn functional programming. A craftsmans guide to software structure and design by robert c. And at last, erik is an excellent speaker and his presentations are always very entertaining. Finding a path to enlightenment in programming language theory can be a tough one, particularly for programming practitioners who didnt learn it at school. Please bring your friends and colleagues, especially those who. A great one to start is the great series functional programming fundamentals by dr. Philip is widely known for his significant contributions to functional programming including haskell and a classic book introduction to functional programmingprentice hall publisher that is one of the best introductions to functional programming. Here you can find books, tutorials, and other learning resources as well.
Erik meijer functional programming fundamentals chapter of new videos will appear every thursday, and erik has hinted that he or someone at microsoft working for c9. Functional programming fundamentals elements of functional. We shall show that all example functions in bird and wadlers introduction to functional. Erik meijer has generously given his value time to teach us the fundamentals as delivered by graham hutton in his book. I would also watch the intro to haskell videos by dr erik meijer on channel 9. Erik meijer has based this lecture series on, is guest lecturing chapter 11 the countdown problem. Haskell programming language simple english wikipedia, the. Erik meijer has generously given his value time to teach us the fundamentals as delivered by graham hutton in his book programming in haskell. Erik meijer seems to have sworn off purely functional programming and static typing even going so far as calling himself a recovering typeaholic. The craft of functional programming book describes main concepts of haskell, including separate chapters on data types, type classes, etc. Nevertheless, those experienced in functional programming should also enjoy this talk, as it will give some insights into how one can argue about functional vs. Haskell programming language simple english wikipedia. Erik meijers msdn channel 9 lecture series on functional. See official haskellwiki for various information on mailinglists, irc channels, blog planets, etc.
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