15-150: Principles of Functional Programming
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15-150: Principles of Functional Programming
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#3I do wish functional programming were more taught. we're getting to a point where I almost think OOP should be taught briefly and the rest of the focus on C/C++ for low level stuff (OS, data structures, some algorithms), and something functional or pseudo-functional for high level stuff. Most of the newer codebases in startups now require functional concepts to understand what's happening. For example, try writing modern JS without understanding .map, .reduce, et al, and function passing, etc.
Regardless I think it's important that students get exposed to more than just Python, which seems to increasingly be the only thing students come out knowing.
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#4Standard ML (sml / smlnj)
The instructor is clear, energetic, has a decent flow in the first lecture e.g. emphasizes the important points with vigor and repetition, switches media every 10 or 15 minutes, has a conversation with students. Slides are relatively noise-free and are informative; terms to know are highlighted.
I haven't watched a full functional programming lecture series yet, but I'd gladly audit this one.
As a "new" instructor (as in, not a TA anymore) he's got a bit of teaching talent. I hope he keeps a tight feedback loop and improves every year and continues publishing material.
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#5This looks valuable. And it is from the summer of 2023, so quite current.
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#6Of note, CMU produces a bunch of functional programming research, including a whole homotopy type theory department, so this is a quality source.
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#7I do wish functional programming were more taught. we're getting to a point where I almost think OOP should be taught briefly and the rest of the focus on C/C++ for low level stuff (OS, data structures, some algorithms), and something functional or pseudo-functional for high level stuff. Most of the newer codebases in startups now require functional concepts to understand what's happening. For example, try writing mo…
> I do wish functional programming were more taught
My first CS bachelor's semester in Germany in 2017 taught functional programming using Haskell (as well as C and NASM assembly in another course on computer architecture).
OOP using Java and Python was only introduced in the second semester.
> Regardless I think it's important that students get exposed to more than just Python, which seems to increasingly be the only thing students come out knowing.
In my B.Sc. studies I used C, C++, Haskel, Assembly, Java, Python, and Swift.
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#8Does this include exercises? I didn't see any and I always find that the most useful part of learning.
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#9Wow, he went from taking his bachelor to lecturing.
I always dreamt of that when going through my degree and encountering courses that needed a thorough rework.
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#10just in time for nobody to really care about programming because LLMs are so good at translation and all computer code and programing are a subfield of linguistics...