Functional Programming in Education • George Wilson • YOW! 2019

This presentation was recorded at YOW! Lambda Jam 2019. #GOTOcon #YOW https://yowcon.com George Wilson - Enthusiastic Functional Programmer RESOURCES https://github.com/gwils https://wils.online https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-wilson-49a54457 ABSTRACT This talk looks at how functional programming has been used in tertiary education, and how it could be used in the future. In 1985, Abelson and Sussman's course Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs made enduring contributions to the art of educating programmers. How to Design Programs later refined some of these ideas, with a new emphasis on decomposing problems and designing solutions. I argue further improvements could be made. In particular, by using a typed functional programming language like Haskell. This talk will suggest approaches and recommend resources that could be used in the modern education of undergraduate programmers. Such recommendations are also applicable to industry programmers looking to learn functional programming or organisations looking to develop internal training material. [...] RECOMMENDED BOOKS Eric Normand • Grokking Simplicity • https://amzn.to/3gz7o3C Daniel Higginbotham • Clojure for the Brave and True • https://amzn.to/38tZjsF Ulisses Almeida • Learn Functional Programming with Elixir • https://amzn.to/389grn6 Neal Ford • Functional Thinking • https://amzn.to/3DdP35B Petricek & Skeet • Real-World Functional Programming • https://amzn.to/38diF4M Venkat Subramaniam • Functional Programming in Java • https://amzn.to/2WlOXIt Cristian Salcescu • Functional Programming in JavaScript • https://amzn.to/3y75jBS Richard Feldman • Elm in Action • https://amzn.to/387kujI Jeremy Fairbank • Programming Elm • https://amzn.to/2WhZCE8 Wolfgang Loder • Web Applications with Elm • https://amzn.to/3jblQ3q https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #Haskell #FunctionalProgramming #Programming #Coding #FunctionalTraining #GeorgeWilson #Functional #HaskellTutorial #YOWcon CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1