Trends Report

The New Dawn Of Functional Programming

What Enterprises Need To Know About The Next Era Of Software Development

December 11th, 2017
Amanda LeClair, Senior Analyst
Amanda LeClair Senior Analyst
Michael Facemire, null
Michael Facemire
With contributors:
Christopher Mines , Jeffrey Hammond , Dave Bartoletti , Randy Heffner , John Rymer , Amy Homan , Peter Harrison

Summary

Functional programming (FP) is beginning to hit the mainstage. Requiring greater scale and dynamic experiences, the customer-facing software development world is outgrowing stateful, object-oriented (OO) development. Seven decades in the making, FP models will finally rise as the solution to certain enterprise-scale software challenges. Enterprises must experiment now with the new FP skills, languages, and platforms they need to begin a transition. This report outlines six recommendations for application development and delivery (AD&D) leaders during the shift to FP.

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