Functional programming
Functional programming languages and techniques have a reputation as being an academic curiosity, but they've been used very successfully in industry. I'll talk a bit about the history of functional programming, how it differs from imperative programming, what it's commonly used for, and what its advantages and disadvantages are.
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Bob Ippolito is an entrepreneur and polyglot open source developer from San Francisco, CA. His open source contributions include the json library for Python, the MochiKit framework for Javascript, and the mochiweb web server for Erlang. He’s founder and former CTO of Mochi Media, Inc. and currently dedicates his time to advising startups and working with non-profits such as Mission Bit and The College Initiative as a volunteer educator.
