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From: alanf@bruce.cs.monash.OZ.AU (Alan Grant Finlay)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.functional
Subject: Re: functional vs. procedural languages
Message-ID: <2878@bruce.cs.monash.OZ.AU>
Date: 17 Aug 90 12:01:46 GMT
References: <396@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz>
Organization: Monash Uni. Computer Science, Australia
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In article <396@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz>, mallsop@mqccsunc.mqcc.mq.oz.au (Mark Allsop (8597)) writes:
> 
> 	I'm new to functional programming and trying to find information on
> the advantages and disadvantages of functional vs. procedural languages.
>

Didn't you know this knowledge can only be passed on by the laying on of hands?

Seriously though - why not try:

%T Why functional programming matters
%A John Hughes
%R Report 16
%I Programming Methodology Group, Chalmers University of Technology
and University of Goteborg
%C Goteborg, Sweden
%D 1984
%M NOV
%O (republished <?where>)

I know this was republished in some proceedings of a conference - does
anyone remember where?