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Features

  • Functional Programming Basics
    by Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob)
    “Uncle Bob” Martin strips the paradigm down to its essentials, and explains why you can and must understand functional programming now.
  • Web Programming in Haskell, Part II
    by Paul Callaghan
    Paul continues his deep dive into the Haskell language and functional programming with a look at Web frameworks for Haskell.
  • Using Memoization in Groovy
    by Venkat Subramaniam
    Venkat explores the immense time-space tradeoffs of memoization, and explains how Groovy makes memoization easy.
  • Mac Kung Fu: Breaking the Magician’s Code
    by Keir Thomas
    Keir breaks the magician’s code and reveals useful secrets that Apple has hidden in its code.
  • Launching a Gonzo Engineering Project
    by Steven K. Roberts
    The legendary gonzo engineer shares his secrets for pursuing crazy dreams and succeeding in a new series starting in this issue.

Departments

  • Up Front
    by Michael Swaine
    If you’re the kind of person who think refactoring code to make it conceptually cleaner is exciting, then consider this issue your guidebook to adventure.
  • Choice Bits
    We follow Twitter so you don’t have to.
  • Becoming a Self-Certified Pomodoro Master
    by Matthias Günther
    Using the Pomodoro Technique, developed by Francesco Cirillo, you work in focused sprints throughout the day. Matthias Günther delivers Pomodoro wisdom in short sprints on this series.
  • The Quiz
    by Michael Swaine
    A monthly diversion at least peripherally related to programming.
  • Calendar
    Want to meet one of our authors face-to-face? Here’s where they’ll be in the coming months.
  • Shady Illuminations
    by John Shade
    By reading this column you agree to abide by incomprehensible terms of use that John reserves the right to change at any time.
  • But Wait, There’s More...
    Coming attractions and where to go from here.

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