functional

Philly ETE 2017 #18 – The Dream of the 90s is Alive in Haskell – Reid Draper

Haskell, a language older than Java and Python, has only recently seen an uptick in commercial use. Why did it take so long? In this talk, we’ll see how design decisions made almost thirty years ago are paying off, as well as tooling improvements that have made Haskell more suitable for commercial use. Seen through … Read More

Philly ETE 2017 #9 – Functions and Determinism in Property-based Testing – Erik Osheim

Property-based testing is as close to a panacea as we are likely to get in the software industry. Whether you’re someone who loves writing tests or someone who finds testing tedious, identifying and testing the properties and invariants of your code can produce more useful (and more interesting) tests. This talk will briefly cover what … Read More