Declarative Programming

4 articles

• Code and Data: A Fundamental Duality3 min read

  The boundary between code and data is far more porous than commonly thought.

• Interpreting Is Giving Meaning to Data3 min read

  Raw data has no intrinsic meaning: it's merely a sequence of 1s and 0s, an inert structure, an arrangement of symbols. It's interpretation that confers meaning.

• Description and Interpretation: Program as Value3 min read

  The distinction between describing a program and executing it constitutes a fundamental shift in perspective in functional programming.

• From Currying to Dynamic Scope: Threads of Implicit Injection3 min read

  Partial application and currying transform a function with multiple arguments into a chain of single-argument functions.