Moving from object-oriented to functional programming is a paradigm shift for developers, but these key principles explain why it's worth the effort.

The three most common open source technologies for writing data science programs are Python, SciLab, and R. Here's how to write program-defined functions in R. There's no clear definition of the term ...

Chris Gillum, principal engineering manager at Microsoft, presented at QCon San Francisco on Serverless Programming Models in Azure Functions. In his presentation, he discussed two stateful ...

Chapter 6: Functions and Functional Programming Substantial programs are broken up into functions for better modularity and ease of maintenance. Python makes it easy to define functions but also ...

M4N asks: Is there a reason why functions in most (?) programming languages are designed to support any number of input parameters but only one return value? In most languages, it is possible to ...

Research conclusions could inform the design of new programming languages, coding environments and coding styles, and improve understanding of the role of programming and software in science.

Calcuccino from Cambridge Coders is a programmers' calculator for the iPhone that includes all the functions you would expect for programming, engineering, and scientific use. Features include signed, ...

Tadeusz Antczak, SADDLE POINT CRITERIA AND THE EXACT MINIMAX PENALTY FUNCTION METHOD IN NONCONVEX PROGRAMMING, Taiwanese Journal of Mathematics, Vol. 17, No. 2 (April 2013), pp. 559-581 ...