Ruby Conf 12 - Y Not- Adventures in Functional Programming by Jim Weirich

Why it was recommended

perhaps the most entertaining and interesting technical talk I've ever seen.

Strong recommendationcareersuicide · Original2015-11

What it covers

Jim Weirich's RubyConf 2012 talk derives the Y combinator step by step, live-coding in Ruby lambdas. It builds up an understanding of functional programming and lambda. It is for someone who already knows the basic terms and wants the next step.

Video details

Channel

Confreaks

Length

53 min 22 sec

Year

2012

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