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Alright we're gonna get started.
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Thanks everyone for coming, this is our
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first, uh, TechJam session, and we do have
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video here. Uh, biddies been programming
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in function languages since 2007,
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when he first programmed for GearTrip,
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he obviously has a lot of experience for
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working with different fuction languages
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at least two that I can know of.
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maybe more, and we thought it would be
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a good start of the TechJam to kind of
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look at, you know, a different way of
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doing things. So, that's why he's here
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to come in and do this talk. Also,
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I would like to say this is our first
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thing and we'll probably do a lot more of
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these. So, thanks again and I'll hand it
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over to him.
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Thanks
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Thanks, am I audible?
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Should I increase the volume a little bit?
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Is it okay? Can everyone hear me, no?
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What about now?
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Is it okay?
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Now?
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Okay, good, uh, it's a pleasure being here
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at the first TechJam. My name is Bijeet
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and I program in many languages, but
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mostly functional these days.
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So, this is kind of like going to be
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a less technical talk. I'm not going to
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talk too much about the
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theory of functional programming.
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I'm
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even a specific language in particular
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I'm going to show you some specific
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examples in some mainstream languages
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or made up languages just to explain
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the point. But for you guys, I want
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you guys to go home with some new ideas.
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... a new inspiration to check out these
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things on your own. Because to be honest
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an hour or even a day is not enough
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to teach or even show you the beauty
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of functional programming.
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So let's get started.
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So the title of the talk is
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Why Functional Programming Matters
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but more than that, it's:
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Why Functional Programming Matters (today)
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Functional programming predates Java
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or it predates your mainstream
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programming languages by decades.
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Lisp was invented in the late 50's early 60's
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and Plankalkül predates Lisp by
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10 more years. So it's nothing new
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but so far we have been able to kind of
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teach in many ways and get away...
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but now there are many problems which
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are now cropping up and now I think it's
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time we look at alternatives.
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So before I start: a very quick poll:
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Which programming language do you use at work?
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How many people use Java here?
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Raise you hand, great!
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What about Ruby?
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1? Python? 2 Python guys.
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Javascript? I'm sure many people use Javascript
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Does anyone here use any functional
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language? (Laughter) That guy, ok, you too
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You use Scala right? You use Clojure
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And another one uses Clojure.
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So we do not have anyone here who has
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exposure to FP. I think that the talk
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is perfectly suited to you guys.
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A little about me. I started my career
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having Lisp at (3:48 )
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