Functional programming, is a style of programming that has become increasingly popular during the past few years. Applicative programs have the advantage of being almost immediately expressible as functional descriptions; they can be proved correct and transformed through the referential transparency property. This book presents the basic concepts of functional programming, using the language HASKELL for examples. The author incorporates a discussion of lambda calculus and its relationship with HASKELL, exploring the implications for parallelism.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction; 2. Introduction to functional programs; 3. Techniques and methods; 4. Types; 5. Lambda calculus; 6. Applicative implementation; 7. Lazy evaluation; 8. Implementation of lazy evaluation; 9. Correctness; 10. Applicative program transformation; 11. Parallel evaluation; Bibliography; Appendices; Index.
