Trend Report

The New Dawn Of Functional Programming

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

Michael Facemire
Amanda LeClair
 and  seven contributors
Dec 11, 2017

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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