... University of Cambridge, becoming an expert in the
application of automated proof to real-world problems, participating in the team that for-
mally verified the correctness of aspects of the Intel ... the current generation of F# tools well. Many computer profession-
als first encounter functional programming through a short section of the undergraduate
curriculum and often leave...
... people think of functional programming, they often view its statelessness as a fatal flaw,
without considering its advantages. One could argue that since an imperative program is often
90 percent ... the
pleasures of life in the hope that it will make him virtuous.
John Hughes, Chalmers University of Technology
(
http://www.math.chalmers.se/~rjmh/Papers/whyfp.html)
To see the advantages...
... development. A lot of them cover the develop-
ment processes in great detail, and this is a good thing. Agile development is very much about
human interactions and the environment surrounding software development, ... antici-
pated change. Testing is an integral part of agile development from the very start, and it is
pursued with ferocious rigor. You need software tools to facilitate tes...
... First)
What is — of 6?
2
One half of 6 is 3. When you take — of 6, you divide 6 into 2 equal parts (since the denominator of —
2 i 2
is 2). Then you keep 1 part (since the numerator of — is 1). That ... write down -3 2, so
say “the square of negative three” instead.
The powers of 1 alternate between 1 and —1. Even powers of 1 are always 1, while odd powers of 1
are always -1...
... growth of plants IS EXPLAINED BY T H E FACT TH A T the sun shines.
(Correct but wordy.)
Plants grow BECAUSE OF the sun SH IN ING.
Plants grow AS A RESULT OF the sun SH IN ING.
BECAUSE OF SH IN ... awake.
She drank coffee SO AS T O STAY awake.
W RO NG : She drank coffee FO R STAYING awake.
Coffee was drunk by her IN O RD ER T O STAY awake (or TO STAY awake).
Note: The subject COFFEE...