[Pdx-pm] PDXFUNC MEETING: Monday, June 9, 7pm, CubeSpace -- FP with dynamic languages

Igal Koshevoy igal at pragmaticraft.com
Sat Jun 7 07:54:23 PDT 2008


Please join us at the next meeting of pdxfunc, the Portland Functional 
Programming Study Group. The group meets monthly for presentations, 
demos and discussions. We welcome programmers interested in all 
functional languages, and the meetings feature content for coders of all 
skill levels. If interested, please subscribe to our mailing list at 
http://groups.google.com/group/pdxfunc

PRESENTATION:

Title: Functional programming with dynamic languages

Summary: Dynamic, multi-paradigm languages such as Ruby, Python and Perl 
allow programmers great flexibility in how they can write their code, 
although most use an imperative (AKA "procedural") style. However, using 
a functional style selectively can help provide clearer and shorter 
code, reduce bugs, and improve performance. This presentation will 
provide a basic overview of functional programming, sample code 
demonstrating how to use functional programming features of dynamic 
languages, compare and contrast code samples of functional and 
imperative styles, and discuss when each style is appropriate. No 
previous knowledge of functional programming is necessary.

Bio: Igal Koshevoy is a Business-Technology Consultant with over a 
decade of experience creating sophisticated, business-critical systems 
using open source technologies. He is the author of an open source 
server automation toolkit available at "automateit.org", and supports 
local community efforts through Calagator, Portland Ruby Brigade, 
Portland Functional Programming Study Group, Legion of Tech, Ignite 
Portland, etc.

See you there!

PS: Sorry for the short notice, but Kevin's talk on XML parsing with 
Haskell had to be delayed. Hopefully he'll be able to present it next month.


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