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The Slow Steady Industry Move Toward Tacit Programming

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We're all aware that the industry is moving from Object-Orientation toward Functional Programming, but the move may be even deeper than that. As we adopt a strong compositional style using tools like LINQ, Rx, Java Streams, and Ruby's Enumerable, we find that we approach a type of programming that is closer to what is common in the APL family of languages.

Bio

Michael Feathers is the Founder and Director of R7K Research & Conveyance, a companyspecializing in software and organization design. Prior to forming R7K, Michael was the ChiefScientist of Obtiva and a consultant with Object Mentor International.

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“BUILD STUFF” is a Software Development Conference for people who actually build stuff. We bring world-class speakers, letting them share about the latest developments, trends and innovations, as well as new directions in software development. Since launching in 2012, it’s really caught on quickly.

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Jun 29, 2016

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