Functional Programming - an introduction

By JJ Allen from Birmingham.pm, MiltonKeynes.pm
Date: Wednesday, 29 August 2007 12:10
Duration: 20 minutes
Target audience: Any
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Talk: http://perl.jonallen.info/talks/functionalprogramming

The Perl language supports many different programming styles. While procedural and object-oriented are generally the most common, complementing these with code written in the functional style can bring many advantages.
This talk introduces functional programming - no prior knowledge is required - and shows how functional concepts can be used to make your code easier to maintain, by simplifying complex algorithms and separating control flow from implementation.