Introduction to Functional Programming Using Haskell

Functional programming languages have been around for years, but have mostly been used by academics. Several factors are causing them to be taken more seriously by average software developers, and there's a strong chance that functional programming will continue to become more and more important. Haskell is one of the foremost functional languages.

This talk will be a whirlwind tour of Haskell and what it's like to program functionally. We'll see real, useful programs (not just academic exercises) and learn about the strengths and weaknesses of functional programming languages.

About Glenn Vanderburg

Glenn Vanderburg is a principal at Relevance, where he is focused on cutting-edge software development technologies and techniques. He brings more than 20 years of experience developing software across a wide range of domains, and using a variety of tools and technologies. Glenn is always searching for ways to improve the state of software development, and was an early adopter and proponent of Ruby, Rails, and agile practices.

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