In contrast to the usual imperative languages (e.g., C, Fortran, and Ada), in which variables represent cells in memory that can be modified using the
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Computer Science as a scholarly discipline.
Google Scholar tells me that “Why Functional Programming Matters” was published in 1989 and has been cited over 1000 times. Here’s a quote. Recall that
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Wadler’s influential “monads” paper for Haskell. It seems like a classic case of making something simple sound profound and mysterious. And companion paper by Hughes
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