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How can an iterative algorithm be controlled dynamically?
Suppose we need an iterative algorithm for mathematical optimisation. Each iteration takes a long and random time. After each iteration, a stopping condition is checked for the iterate x, based on ...
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Dependencies between functions-only modules: hardcoding vs alternatives
In switching from a procedural background to "FP in the small, OO in the large" I'm grappling with the following problem. Suppose there're modules, each only containing numerical math functions ...
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Simplified API one case class vs robust and multi ADT case class? [duplicate]
Below are oversimplified examples, but I wonder which route to take what is the best practice when designing API, the simple or the more complex and robust which is better?
This looks good and goes ...
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Functional Programming approach for a simplified game using Scala and LWJGL
I, a Java imperative programmer, would like to understand how to generate a simple version of Space Invaders based on Functional Programming design principles (in particular Referential Transparency). ...
