Scala, Erlang, F# Creators Discuss Functional Languages

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In this interview from the Erlang Factory event in London, three creators of modern functional languages -- Martin Odersky, creator of Scala; Joe Armstrong, a creator of Erlang; and Don Syme, creator of F# -- discuss the similarities and differences of their creations. They also discuss their languages’ common thread -- that they integrate object-oriented features in functional languages.

•  By  Joe Armstrong, Martin Odersky, Don Syme on Nov 18, 2010,
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