%0 Conference Paper %1 citeulike:14377610 %A Hughes, John %B Research Topics in Functional Programming %D 1990 %E Turner, D. A. %I Addison-Wesley %K 68n18-functional-programming-and-lambda-calculus 68-06-computer-science-proceedings-conferences-collections %P 17--42 %T Why Functional Programming Matters %X As software becomes more and more complex, it is more and more important to structure it well. Well-structured software is easy to write and to debug, and provides a collection of modules that can be reused to reduce future programming costs. In this paper we show that two features of functional languages in particular, higher-order functions and lazy evaluation, can contribute significantly to modularity. As examples, we manipulate lists and trees, program several numerical algorithms, and implement the alpha-beta heuristic (an algorithm from Artificial Intelligence used in game-playing programs). We conclude that since modularity is the key to successful programming, functional programming offers important advantages for software development. %@ 0201172364

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