of functional programming applied to a real practical situation, algorithmic trading. With great results. Author explains why, tells the story, shows why OCaml was chosen over Java and previous alternatives. With examples:
Why the next language you learn should be functional
(Article comments are full of useful references, Example: Lisp in Small Pieces by Christian Quiennac)
And here is a more recente reference to OCaml, same situation.
What happened to software? Why is there so few creative software (2010)? Are we at the end of software? What are the forces which led to this situation, looking like a bit step backward to the epoch of non-programmable accounting machines? Is there a way out of this situation? Yes, and a very simple one: make good software. With invention. Developing models and abstractions. It is difficult but absolutely possible. It this re-start of software I wish to explore here in this blog. Welcome
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