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Good videos and podcasts on Functional Programming? [closed]

Can you recommend some good downloadable podcasts and videos on Functional Programming languages. Pure and non pure: Scala, Haskell, ML, Miranda, Scheme, Lisp, Erlang, Clojure, Jaskell, Functional ...
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Haskell AND Lisp vs. Haskell OR Lisp

I currently code with C, C++, and Python. I'm wanting to pick up a functional programming language, and right now I'm leaning toward Haskell. I do NOT want to start a "Haskell vs Lisp" war here; what ...
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In what programming language did “let” first appear?

I was wondering about the origins of the "let" used in Lisp, Clojure, and Haskell. Does anyone know which language it appeared in first?
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Resources for improving your comprehension of recursion? [closed]

I know what recursion is (when a patten reoccurs within itself, typically a function that calls itself on one of its lines, after a breakout conditional... right?), and I can understand recursive ...
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Challenges for the experienced coder to learn functional programming?

What are the challenges that an experienced programmer with the usual C++/UNIX background would face when trying to learn functional programming? The main motive for learning is to gain a fresh ...
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Where are functional languages used? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Functional Programming in Commercial Software Which problems domains are more suited to functional programming solutions I just wonder where do functional programming ...