YOW! Depthfirst Workshop - Sydney - Tony Morris, Introduction to Functional...
Event Information
Description
YOW! Sydney Workshop
Introduction to Functional Programming
with Tony Morris
We will be spending the day learning the fundamentals of Functional Programming (FP) using the Haskell programming language. The exercise material will be a condensed selection of the Data61/CSIRO Functional Programming course[^1] which is often expanded to run over three days. Participants should expect to achieve a thorough introductory understanding of the meaning and practical applications of FP. We will learn what "monad" means, and how to exploit this concept for its practical advantage in everyday programming.
This one-day session is targeted to experienced industry programmers who are looking to break into Functional Programming and develop the skills and techniques that enable continued independent study. A refresher on Haskell syntax will be provided, however, to obtain the best outcome for the day, it is also recommended to practice with the syntax and development tools prior.
You will be required to bring a suitable development machine for working through the exercises. You will also need to install Glasgow Haskell Compiler[^2] version 7.8 or higher on that machine prior to the day. You will also need to have a copy (or fork) of the FP course material repository[^1] on the machine.
[^1]: https://github.com/data61/fp-course (formerly NICTA/course) [^2]: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/
Workshop Requirements
- One laptop with GHC 7.8 (or higher) and a preferred text editor.
- An internet connection
Workshop Schedule
8:30 – 9:00 am Registration and arrival tea/coffee 9:00am Workshop begins 10:30 - 10:55 am Morning Tea (included) 12:30 - 1:25 pm Lunch (included) 3:15 - 3:30 pm Afternoon Tea (included) 5:00 pm Workshop ends
Please note times may vary at the workshop facilitator's discretion.
About the Speaker
Tony Morris leads the programming team at the Queensland Functional Programming Lab, under Data61/CSIRO, located in Brisbane, Australia. Tony has been deploying functional programming solutions for over 10 years, using the Haskell and Scala programming languages primarily. Tony teaches functional programming at the tertiary level and for professional programmers with a view toward producing a viable commercial result.
Tony takes a fastidious, principled approach to functional programming both when deployed in practice and when in a learning environment to ensure maximum yield from the effort. He generally uses the Haskell programming language for professional work, but has also been known to write papers using the Scala programming language.
This Workshop is part of the YOW! Workshop December series.
YOW! runs a series of Workshops in conjuction with YOW! 2017 Conference in December. Set in a more intimate environment than our conferences, the workshops are a unique opportunity to get up close and learn from international and national experts while they're available.
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Prior to this Sydney Workshop is the YOW! 2017 Sydney Conference, 7 - 8 December 2017.
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