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Review: The Art of Functional Programming - A solid introduction to functional programming and OCaml

danilopiazza

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Review: The Art of Functional Programming - A solid introduction to functional programming and OCaml

A short and sweet book on functional programming, its advantages, and its possible uses.

Suitable for beginners on FP or for experienced programmers who need to refresh their FP mindset.

This book also serves as a gentle introduction to OCaml.

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Which book is this? Do you have a link?

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jkdiaz

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Sorry, I didn’t notice that :smiley:
Now I know where to look.

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