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Bricklayer: An Authentic Introduction to the Functional Programming Language SML

2014; Open Publishing Association; Volume: 170; Linguagem: Inglês

10.4204/eptcs.170.3

2075-2180

Victor Winter,

Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques

Functional programming languages are seen by many as instrumental to effectively utilizing the computational power of multi-core platforms. As a result, there is growing interest to introduce functional programming and functional thinking as early as possible within the computer science curriculum. Bricklayer is an API, written in SML, that provides a set of abstractions for creating LEGO artifacts which can be viewed using LEGO Digital Designer. The goal of Bricklayer is to create a problem space (i.e., a set of LEGO artifacts) that is accessible and engaging to programmers (especially novice programmers) while providing an authentic introduction to the functional programming language SML.