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Becky Conning will be getting us excited about PureScript and functional programming on the web.
Becky has used Javascript for everything for quite a while and over time has found the approaches and technologies that were helping her the most have their roots in functional programming. Today she works for SlamData writing web application tests and features using PureScript every day.
Purescript is written in and inspired by Haskell. Luckily for us web developers, Purescript modules compile to CommonJS modules making it surprisingly easy to interface between Javascript and Purescript in both directions.
There are also versions of Purescript in development that compile to Python and C++.
Becky will be sharing her excitement about the possibilities of functional programming for application development with you and we’ll building a small application to help get you motivated.
So whether you’re a Javascript developer, a seasoned functional programmer or just interested in applications come on down and get excited about Purescript and functional programming for applications!
Afterwards we'll be heading to a nearby pub to decomplect with a drink or two and more functional programming chatter.
