From: Jim Pryor <profjim@jimpryor.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:32:33 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: what is fp?
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what is fp?

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 [[Translating between OCaml Scheme and Haskell]]
 
+## What is Functional Programming? ##
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+Here's a [survey conducted at Microsoft](http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=141506) asking programmers what they understand "functional programming" to be. Don't take their responses to be authoritative... this is a just a "man in the street" (seat?) poll.
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 ## Recommended Books ##