The case for functional programming

dc.contributor.author	Wentworth, E.P.
dc.date.accessioned	2026-02-27T10:22:46Z
dc.date.available	2026-02-27T10:22:46Z
dc.date.issued	1989-11-29
dc.identifier.citation	Wentworth, E.P. 1989. The case for functional programming. In: Kritzinger, P. (Ed.) 1989. Proceedings of the 5th Southern African Computer Symposium, 1989. Cape Town: SAICS, pp. 61-68.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/32204
dc.description	Programming language	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Functional programming has gained a foothold in academic institutions, and the first commercial interests have been noted. The paradigm is presented by way of some small examples, and arguments are given in favour of this style of computation vis-a-vis the more conventional imperative languages.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	SAICS	en_US
dc.subject	Functional programming	en_US
dc.subject	Referential transparency	en_US
dc.subject	Parallelism	en_US
dc.title	The case for functional programming	en_US
dc.type	Book chapter	en_US