Dance of Functional Programming

Languaging with Haskell and Python

A brief map of readings:

1. Imperative Programming: lessons not learnt :  Central ideas of programming that the mainstream has, and yet is slow to pick up
   
2. OOP is the largest snake-oil business and also the biggest mess.
   We dont need no OOOOO Orientation is a starting point for debunking the rubbish.
   [Earlier ones here and here and here ]
3. The lost booty gives a few of the basic features of classic functional programming that are getting obscured by the modern craze for type-hackery.  In this course we intend to redress this balance.
4. FP is a more sane paradigm than the others but is not without some philosophical issues.
5. This course will be more pictorial than similar courses – featuring pics, mindmaps and animations.
   
6. For those wanting a taste of the general philosophy of the course:
• CS education is fat and weak (best read along with prequel ) give a summary view of my experiences and outlook regarding CS/programming education.
• If the usual grading scheme is taken to be one-dimensional (A,B,C,D,F grades), what would a 3-dimensional education be like?  I wrote  3-dimensional education when I was at the university and it was targeted at grading.  It however also carries the ideas of how to conduct in a 3-d way

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