The Rise of Functional Languages

“Functional Languages seem to be pushing for the title of the
next cool thing. Talks and tutorials about them are starting to
show up in conferences and conventions, books about them are
hitting the shelves, people are even asking about talking about
them in blogs and mailing lists devoted to some of the current hot
languages.

“Does this mean you’ll be using one next year? Maybe, but
probably not. Does it mean you might want to spend some time
learning one? Absolutely. Brief description of functional
languages. Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt the Pragmatic Programmers
recommend learning a new language every year, calling it a LOTY
(Language of the Year)…”

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