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What is the functional-programming alternative to an interface?

If I want to program in a "functional" style, with what would I replace an interface? interface IFace { string Name { get; set; } int Id { get; } } class Foo : IFace { ... } Maybe a ...
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design a model for a system of dependent variables

I'm dealing with a modeling system (financial) that has dozens of variables. Some of the variables are independent, and function as inputs to the system; most of them are calculated from other ...
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Is an Inner Function Justified in this Situation

I'm new to the functional programming concepts in C#, but I have some experience with higher order functions via Haskell, Scala, Python and Ruby. I'm currently going through an old .NET 2.0 codebase ...
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Is there an infinite amount of knowledge in a programming language?

I can program in Java, C#, C, Scala, and Javascript fluently. I'm comfortable with Objective-C, but I don't remember the conventions used for memory management. I can read Python and Ruby and I've ...
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Design in “mixed” languages: object oriented design or functional programming?

In the past few years, the languages I like to use are becoming more and more "functional". I now use languages that are a sort of "hybrid": C#, F#, Scala. I like to design my application using ...
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choosing a functional language platform for a new project

I have been writing code for a few years now and I don't believe I can claim to have a complete knowledge in this job yet. My experience primarily rolls around C# related areas with a decent ...
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Need help with deciding elements for icon creating application

I'm trying to practice programing by creating a simple application which, I think, I can manage to do in .Net C# in VisualStudio 2010. I'm working on simple application which will let me to create ...