Lalish-Menagh, Trevor on 7 Sep 2011 15:00:43 -0700 |
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Re: Announcing Functional Fall: A 6-session functional programming reading circle in the Fall |
I am heading down right now. On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 5:45 PM, Michael Bevilacqua-Linn <michael.bevilacqualinn@gmail.com> wrote: > It's up on the 45th floor, but Trevor will be downstairs meeting and > greeting... > > Thanks, > MBL > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Todun Osunloye <todun@seas.upenn.edu> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> Where in Comcast is the meeting going to take place? >> Regards, >> Todun. >> >> On 18 August 2011 16:29, Lalish-Menagh, Trevor <trev@trevmex.com> wrote: >>> >>> Lambdas, combinators and s-expresions, on my! ÂWith the likes of >>> Clojure, Scala and F#, functional programming has been making a >>> comeback. ÂFunctional ideas have been popping up from systems as large >>> as Hadoop to ones as small as a multi-core processor. ÂCome find out >>> what all the fuss is about at "A Functional Fall", by Comcast >>> Interactive Media and Philly Lambda. ÂWe'll be reading and discussing >>> a variety of functional papers, starting with "Why Functional >>> Programming Matters". ÂFrom there, the group will vote on the next >>> paper to study. ÂThe group will run for a total of six meetings >>> throughout the fall, and we'll meet at the Comcast Center, with the >>> obligatory migration to a local watering hole to give our brains a >>> rest afterwards. ÂHope to see you all there! >>> >>> You can get the first paper at >>> http://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/people/staff/dat/miranda/whyfp90.pdf. >>> >>> RSVP at http://www.doodle.com/dvd85t6iw8hs8vqp. >>> >>> Check us out on the web at http://functionalfall.com/. >>> >>> The dates are: >>> Sept. 7, 2011 6:30-8:00 PM >>> Sept. 21, 2011 6:30-8:00 PM >>> Oct. 5, 2011 6:30-8:00 PM >>> Oct. 19, 2011 6:30-8:00 PM >>> Nov. 2, 2011 6:30-8:00 PM >>> Nov. 16, 2011 6:30-8:00 PM >>> >>> I am looking forward to seeing you there! >>> >>> Yours, >>> Trevor >>> -- >>> Trevor Lalish-Menagh >>> trev@trevmex.com >>> 484.868.6150Â(mobile) >>> trevmex (AIM) >> > > -- Trevor Lalish-Menagh trev@trevmex.com 484.868.6150 (mobile) trevmex (AIM)