Functional programming
programming_paradigm
Overview
Founded1958 (with creation of Lisp)
Use casedeclarative programming using pure functions and immutable data
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Functional programming
concept
Programming paradigm that treats computation as evaluation of mathematical functions
Compare with...implemented in
| Value | Trust | Confidence | Freshness | Sources |
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| Haskell programming language | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| Lisp programming language | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| Erlang programming language | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
supports concept
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| higher-order functions | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| immutable data structures | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| recursion as primary control structure | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| referential transparency | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
primary use case
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| declarative programming using pure functions and immutable data | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
alternative to
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| imperative programming paradigm | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| object-oriented programming paradigm | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
based on
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| lambda calculus mathematical foundation | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
enables
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| easier parallel and concurrent programming | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
developed by
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| John McCarthy (influenced early development through Lisp) | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
founded year
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| 1958 (with creation of Lisp) | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |